Laboratory X-19 is a location featured only in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.

AppearanceEdit

Lab X-19 is a hidden underground lab where the main components from labs X-18 and X-16 were sent. It contains the psy-emitting device known as the Brain Scorcher. X-19 is located deep within the Red Forest, a highly irradiated place filled with some of the most dangerous mutants as well as a very large number of Monolith soldiers. Its location is critical; being deep within a forest allows it to remain hidden, and being next to the powerful psi-antenna, the Brain Scorcher, allows the psychic radiation produced in lab X-19 to be distributed over a very large area.

OppositionEdit

Members of the Monolith faction are deployed on all of the roads in the Red Forest. They wear durable body armor and equip decent assault rifles, such as the AKS-74N, AN-94 "Abakan", and the ZM LR-300. There are also several snipers and RPG emplacements. The scenic route is another option, however it is highly contaminated with radiation and anomalies, and it is filled with powerful mutants and Zombified Stalkers.

The entrance to the lab is hidden in a very large and well defended base. The base has only two entrances; the road to the main entrance is guarded by a single Monolith sniper. The other entrance is a blown out wall surrounded by radiation levels that are off the charts. Both entrances are guarded, and all areas around the base are monitored by snipers. Sneaking in is rather difficult, and going guns blazing isn't easy either.

The inside of the lab contains up to four Bloodsuckers. After the Brain Scorcher is disabled, dozens of Monolithians set up a perimeter all around the lab. Once the player gets to the surface, Spetsnaz soldiers will already be attacking the base. Duty and Freedom have a skirmish near the road to Pripyat. Loners and Spetsnaz soldiers can be found near the exit to the Army Warehouses. In addition to these new threats, new Monolith squads may appear in places that were previously cleared out.

Name ConfusionEdit

In earlier builds, most notably Build 1935, X-19 was named "Bunker X-10"; in the final version of the game, this bunker was moved and renamed. In the pre-release version, the entrance to X-10 was somewhere else in the Red Forest. In the Final version the entrance to the area was moved to the Brain Scorcher antenna grounds. Some source files still hold references to the earlier name. Ingame however, the designation X-10 is no longer mentioned.