The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl have released the last patch in 2024 — an update to version 1.1.3. This patch is the fourth in the last five days, which simultaneously confirms the difficult technical state of the project and at the same time the very active work of the team on improving the game.
Patch 1.1.3 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is now available on PC (7.4 GB on Steam) and Xbox consoles (9.4 GB). The patch brings a number of technical fixes. In particular, the developers fixed a bug due to which an important NPC (name omitted to avoid spoilers) could disappear from the Energetik Culture Palace in the story mission “Road to Foundation”.
As for crashes, they fixed several more ACCESS_VIOLATION type errors and offered a temporary solution for application crashes during shader compilation by skipping the preparatory stage of the process.
GSC also fixed the issues with axis inversion settings not saving after a game restart and with loss of control when the user starts to examine an artifact after shooting and reloading.
This update will be the final one for the current year. The team promises to return with new patches in early 2025, continuing to work on improving the game.