The No Honor Among Thieves mission in STALKER 2 involves reaching out to the Brood Bandits, which sounds pretty straightforward. However, you’ll encounter a locked door that might leave you questioning how to proceed. Maybe you’re wondering if there’s a key or what your options are when the path is blocked.
As is the case with many tasks in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, the solution is both frustratingly simple and somewhat hidden. Yes, it relates directly to the digger that’s crashed into the side of the building. Here’s how you can get past the door, locate the shipment, and wrap up your mission.
How to Enter the House in No Honor Among Thieves for STALKER 2
Upon reaching the mission area for No Honor Among Thieves, you’ll spot a house with a digger embedded in its side. Unfortunately, the door is locked and the key is nowhere to be found. If you peer through the windows, you’ll notice bodies and signs of a struggle inside, hinting that you need to get in there.
However, the locked door is misleading. The key to entering is tied to the digger crashing into the house. While the ladder on the digger might tempt you to climb it, you won’t be able to use it to get on top by yourself. This is where many players might get stuck. Similar to the tricky Journalist Stash on the roof, you can’t simply hop onto the digger.
Your best bet is to walk around to the back of the red shipping crates located just past the digger. If you take a closer look, you’ll realize you can enter one of these containers:
You may need to move some boxes around to create a space, but you can enter the container and then climb out through a hole in the roof to reach the top.
From there, you can jump to the adjacent red container, then to the digger. Climb on top of the driver’s cab, and then step onto the arm because merely walking or jumping up it will not work. Once you’re positioned on the arm, you can carefully walk across it to the roof of the house. After that, you can enter through the hole that a tree is growing out of.
Inside, you’ll come across several bodies to loot, but your main objective is to locate Edik the Dome and collect his PDA to continue the mission.
Once you’ve got the PDA, it will push the mission forward to the next objective: ‘Pick up the Brood Shipment from Docent.’ This will highlight a new location on your map to explore.
Upon arrival, you’ll face a battle with all the bandits present to move ahead, but you’ll find that the warehouse itself is locked, which is a recurring challenge in this mission. You can either climb onto the blue van next to some crates to reach a gantry that leads to a balcony, or scale a ladder next to a large chimney. This will get you on the roof, allowing you to drop down onto the balconies.
Inside, what do you know? Another LOCKED DOOR. This time, it’s easy to bypass—just ascend the stairs to the upper level and drop down through a hole in the floor.
Inside, you’ll meet Docent, who offers you a deal: if you spare his life, he’ll hand over the missing shipment and the location of a stash containing a special weapon belonging to the Shah. It’s wise to accept the deal if you’re aiming to get the stash; within is a pristine AKM-74S with a drum magazine. With its power and unlimited fire rate, it’s a solid choice for an SMG. Just keep the firearm hidden, as Docent advises against displaying it in the Brood bar to avoid recognition.
No matter your decision, make sure to return with the shipment to complete the mission.