Tag: Stalker 2

GSC Game World Studio has released another large-scale update for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Patch number 1.4 includes more than 700 changes, covering almost all aspects of the game - from character behavior to graphics optimization. In particular, the team implemented the promised improvements to AI and the A-Life system, including more realistic behavior of NPCs in combat, who learned to eat corpses and respond to mutant threats, and more complex and dynamic shootouts. Other notable changes in patch 1.4: Increased variety of generated NPC appearances; Melee combat on Stalker and Veteran difficulty levels has become more difficult; A new weapon characteristic has been added - handling; Facial animation improvements; Performance improvements, including ...

Following the February 1.2, the post-apocalyptic shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl from the developers at GSC Game World received another impressive patch with more than 1000 fixes. Update 1.3 has been released on PC and Xbox consoles. The patch contains over 1,200 changes and improvements to all aspects of the game, including balance, story progression, sound, performance, AI, the A-Life life simulation system, and more. Some changes: Added several new death screens; Improved facial animation in story missions; Improved sound positioning; Added a new musical composition for the Terricon (can be heard at night); Added a new musical composition for the NIICHAZ (can be heard in the elevator); Improved bullet marks; Improved visibility of enemies at nigh...

Developers from GSC Game World released the first patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl this year. The update fixed some bugs, such as a memory leak in one of the locations. GSC "cured" crashes and freezes during shader compilation, "plugged" a memory leak at the Rostok plant, solved the problem of disappearing saves on Xbox, and fixed a bug with interface animations that caused the application to crash. In addition, users should no longer experience performance degradation when shooting/aiming on saves with a lot of time played. "We've taken the time to assess the situation and prioritize our next steps. This update is the first of the year, and we'll be releasing another major patch for the game very soon," GSC Game World assured. GSC Game World also asked pl...

It's been half a month since the beginning of 2025, and there's still no promised new patch or development plan for the post-apocalyptic shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. GSC Game World has commented on the growing discontent of fans. When players on Reddit started complaining about the lack of news, community manager GSC Game World reassured them. He assured that work was underway, and another hotfix should be released soon, which, in particular, will deal with crashes during shader compilation. And by the end of winter, the developers want to release a larger update. As for the dates, the GSC Game World representative did not dare to name them. He also tried to explain why the developers do not publish a long-term plan for the release of their updates. S.T.A.L.K....