Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl has released patch 1.0.1 and is full of fixes, improvements and updates. Earlier this week, the developers confirmed that they would be releasing a patch to resolve some of the issues players have been experiencing since its November 20 launch.
The GSC Game World team announced on Steam that a patch would be coming out later this week. here it is This mammoth patch reportedly addressed 650 different bugs and issues.
Here are some of the highlights:
AI fixes
- Fixed NPC behavior where groups would get stuck.
- Fixed issues where Burer would drop items from the player’s hands.
- Added missing sound effects
- Fixed issues with performance drops caused by out-of-memory crashes.
Optimization fixes
- Fixed issues with invisible NPCs and mutants appearing during range.
- Fixed a visual bug that caused effects to not render at certain angles
- Fixed approximately 100 different crashes related to memory leaks.
Balance adjustments
- Reduced the cost of repairing weapons and armor.
- Increased cost of artifacts.
- Increased reward money for completing missions.
- Damage reduction and armor and weapon upgrades for beginner difficulty users
Balance of combat
- Changes made to Bloodsucker’s health regeneration, protection range, and damage.
- Moderately reduced HP for various characters.
- Increased melee distance (for both knives and weapons).
These are just a few of the many improvements and fixes that the GSC Game World Team has shared. It’s great that the developers have been open with fans and welcomed feedback. This is no mean feat.
If you want to read the full patch notes, you can find them here. The early week patch announcement can be found here.
