How to complete the Guardian program in Forge Of Progress in STALKER 2

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How to complete the guardian program in progress forgery

While progressing through The main mission “Forge of Progress” in Stalker 2players must complete Guardian Program at SIRCAA Center. It is essentially a series of test rooms, each offering different challenges to players, ranging from easy to difficult. Fortunately, there is no time limit to complete these tests, so you can go through them at your own pace. However, at the end of the program, there are prizes for the players.

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Starting the Guardian program in Forge of Progress Stalker 2

Players will need Complete the guardian program to reach the space anomaly In Forge of Progress the main mission Stalker 2. This program consists of four test rooms, each of which offers a navigation test, an intelligence test, a combat test, and an elemental test, respectively. Let's talk about each trial and how to complete it to progress the mission.

Complete trial 1 of the guardian program

The first trial is a test of the player's movement skills and requires you to move through the room while maintaining minimal damage from the anomalies. Here is what you need to do.

As soon as you enter the first test room, go up the stairs in front of you.
Jump through the glass shard anomaly to the platform ahead.
From here, players can jump from platform to platform and avoid damage from the anomaly fire below, or equip an artifact tracker and grab an artifact while taking damage in return.
In any case, upon reaching the end of the room, the players exit the first trial and move on to the second.

Completion of Trial 2 Guardian Program

Trial 2 Guardian app in Forge of Progress Stalker 2

The second test is the easiest because it's a simple IQ test that asks you to find the right combination of button presses on the console. Simply press the buttons as shown in the image above, in order:

Button 1	Press first
Button 2	Press the last one
Button 3	Press the second
Button 4	Press the third

By pressing the buttons in the correct order, all of the console's lights will light up, allowing you to proceed to the next test step.

Completion of Trial 3 Guardian Program

Trial 3 Guardian app in Forge of Progress Stalker 2

The third trial tests your combat skills and pits you against a Bloodsucker. You must eliminate the Bloodsucker to proceed to the final test ahead. Bloodsuckers are very spongy but easily dodged. Just dodge their attacks and then use their recovery window to explode. The exit door from the third trial is at the end of the room and to the right next to the tractor.

Completion of trial 4 guardian program

The fourth test may be a bit more challenging depending on the level of your equipment and its resistance to chemical damage. In this room, you are constantly taking damage and need to rotate three valves to progress.

As soon as you enter the fourth trial, look to the right, and you'll see the first valve turning.
Continue straight and you will see the second valve right next to the first one.
For the third hatch, you need to go back to the left side of the room and climb up a platform. After turning the third valve, exit the room quickly to avoid dying from chemical/acid damage.

Rewards for completing the guardian program

After exiting Trial 4 in the Guardian app, you'll enter a locker room with rewards lined up along the wall. Prizes include a modified version of the M860 shotgunone Fora-221 assault rifleand A SEVA High PSI Protective Clothing. You can now progress through the area and reach the space anomaly to progress through the main mission “Forge of Progress”. Stalker 2.