Ukrainian studio GSC Game Worlds has released patch 1.4, which improves the A-Life simulation system in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. How this update changes the game.
Ukrainian studio GSC Game Worlds has released patch 1.4, which improves the A-Life simulation system in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. How this update changes the game.
According to the developers, the patch adds a «permanent A-Life» with which stalkers «now live long and happily ever after until they meet their death in the Zone.» A similar mechanic was present in the early parts of the game, when the player could encounter the same NPCs going about their business in different corners of the game map.
In STALKER 2, however, regular random stalkers disappeared forever as soon as they were out of the player’s sight. The developer had to take this step to improve optimization and meet the release deadlines, which had already been repeatedly postponed.
Among other improvements from previous installments, GSC has returned the mutants in STALKER 2 to the ability to «feast on corpses» and «be alert when something or someone» is near them. In addition, the mutant «Buhrer» has improved his telekinetic abilities to catch and throw grenades.
The developers have also improved the combat system and AI behavior, and diversified the pool of random character faces. GSC also emphasized that shooting a sausage no longer causes blood drops to appear, and opening fire on ducks no longer makes them fly into the water.
Patch 1.4 takes up about 15 GB, the full list of fixes can be found in the description on the studio’s website.
