The GP3A is a new Update 2.0 designated marksman rifle you can buy from the trader at Yaniv Station, and the Zone also hides a placed GP3A on the ISF roof, reached through a portal near large pipes.
The GP3A is one of the fresh weapons that arrived with the free Back to the Zone — Update 2.0, which went live on August 20, 2026 alongside the paid Cost of Hope expansion. If you just want it in your hands fast, the trader route is the reliable one; if you’d rather grab a placed copy out in the world, there’s a pickup waiting on a rooftop. This guide covers both.
GP3A location and Update 2.0 basics
| Route | Where to get it |
|---|---|
| Yaniv Station trader | Buy the GP3A from the trader’s stock |
| ISF roof | Pick up a placed GP3A on the rooftop |
There are two ways to walk away with a GP3A. The cleanest is the Yaniv Station trader, who sells it outright — handy for a repeat buy or a replacement. The other is a placed rifle sitting on the ISF roof, tucked behind a portal you reach near a set of large pipes. Both paths hand you the same DMR; it comes down to whether you want to pay for it or go and loot it.
Key Neither route is gated behind Cost of Hope — the GP3A ships with the free Update 2.0, so any owner of the base game can grab it.
How to get the GP3A in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
From the Lesser Zone map, the trip north to Yaniv Station is short, and the GP3A is sitting right in the trader’s stock once you arrive.
STEP 1/5
Open the Lesser Zone map
Pull up the map and find your position in the Lesser Zone as your starting reference.
STEP 2/5
Head north toward Yaniv
Travel all the way up toward the Yaniv area at the northern edge of the region.
STEP 3/5
Arrive at Yaniv Station
Make your way into Yaniv Station, where the local trader is stationed.
STEP 4/5
Open the trader’s stock
Talk to the trader and browse the weapons on offer to find the new rifle.
STEP 5/5
Select the GP3A
Pick out the GP3A from the list — that’s the new Update 2.0 DMR you’re here for.
The route above shows where the station sits rather than a full combat or quest run — once you’re inside Yaniv Station, the purchase itself is straightforward. The exact price isn’t consistently listed, so check the trader’s asking figure in your own build rather than budgeting around a fixed number.
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ISF roof pickup for the GP3A
If you’d rather find a placed GP3A than buy one, head to the ISF area. The trick most players miss is the entry point: it’s a portal beside a set of large pipes, not a main door, so plenty of stalkers waste time circling the wrong building. Step through, work your way up through the structure, and the rifle is waiting on the roof.
- Travel to the ISF location on the map.
- Look for the portal beside the large pipes rather than a conventional entrance.
- Enter the portal to access the interior of the ISF area.
- Work your way up through the building until you reach the rooftop.
- Pick up the placed GP3A waiting on the roof, which can come fitted with a 4x scope.
Since the Yaniv Station trader restocks and sells the GP3A, that route is your repeatable source for a replacement or a spare — the roof pickup only gives you one.
What the GP3A is and how it plays
The GP3A is one of four new firearms Update 2.0 smuggled into the Zone, sitting in the designated marksman rifle class. It feeds on .308 ammunition, which pushes it toward mid- to long-range precision work rather than close-quarters spray. If your loadout has been missing a dedicated reach-out-and-touch option, this is the slot it fills, and the new optics that landed in the same update give you room to tune it for distance.
Telling the GP3A and SKP apart
Update 2.0 actually added two new DMRs — the GP3A and the SKP — and because guides sometimes mix the names, it’s worth double-checking the item card before you assume you’ve got the right rifle. They’re separate weapons, not two labels for the same gun.
It’s also worth being clear on the version side: the GP3A is free. The new weapons arrived at the same moment as the paid Cost of Hope expansion, but Update 2.0 itself shipped to every Heart of Chornobyl owner at no cost, so you don’t need the DLC to find or buy the rifle.
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