STALKER 2 Patch 1.0.1 fixes 650 problems - Out Now!

Breathe a sigh of relief under the mask! GSC Game World has rolled out the first patch for Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. It fixes no less than 650 bugs and problems in various areas of the game. We have summarised the most important bug fixes for you:

AI improvements

• Fixed: NPCs got stuck or died near shelters during emissions.
• Fixed a bug where quest-related NPCs would not respond or missions would not continue.
• Improved target tracking and shooting behaviour of NPCs.
• Optimisations in NPC dense areas to improve performance.
• Corrected animations and NPCs no longer fly after death.

Optimisation & Crashes

• Fixed more than 100 causes of crashes, including memory leaks and EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION errors.
• Fixed: Invisible NPCs/mutants in FOV while aiming.
• Visual effects of fire are now displayed correctly from all camera angles.

Balance adjustments

• Repair costs for weapons and armour reduced.
• Artefacts bring significantly more money when sold.
• Mission rewards increased by 2-3 times.
• Damage reduction by mutants and better weapon/armour values in the ‘Rookie’ difficulty level.
• Durability of armour increased by 12.5 %.
• Added silencers for PTM weapons to specific hideouts.
• Prices for exoskeletons and upgraded weapons adjusted.
• Rebalanced consumer items such as ‘Hercules’.

Missions
Fixed numerous progress blockers, e.g:

• ‘Nightingale's Hunt’: Interaction with dead blind dogs.
• ‘Seek, and You Shall Find’ and ‘There and Back Again’: Mission objectives are now completable.
• ‘Just Like the Good Old Days’: Correction for Lodochka's aggressive behaviour.
• ‘To the Last Drop of Blood’: Power off possible in the flooded zone.
• Improvements to ‘On the Edge’, ‘Visions of Truth’ and other missions with blocked NPCs and doors.
• Fixed more than 120 issues with main and side missions.

Open World & Player Experience

• Fixed missing fast travel points (e.g. to the concrete plant for ‘Toadstool’).
• Improved enemy AI bugs in arena battles.
• Adjustments to spawn points for artefacts and NPC behaviour in various areas.

Weapons, Equipment & Player Guidance

• Fixed a bug where players could sell items for more money than they cost.
• Improved torch and HUD functionality.
• Revised weapon and armour upgrades with correct prices.

Other

• Fixed various bugs in cutscenes, animations and NPC models.
• Fixed more than 50 other bugs in the open game, world and audio quality.

Work on future updates continues. GSC Game World is asking the community to continue to report bugs on Steam so that the development team can respond quickly with further patches. See the full 1.01 Patch Notes.