The developers of STALKER 2 have released a new major patch, which they have been working on for about two weeks. It contains 1800 fixes and improvements, including the first iteration of fixes to the life simulation system in the A-Life Zone.
The developers of STALKER 2 have released a new major patch, which they have been working on for about two weeks. It contains 1800 fixes and improvements, including the first iteration of fixes to the life simulation system in the A-Life Zone.
«On the eve of Christmas and New Year, we are ready to share with you patch 1.1. This is the first major patch for STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, which fixes over 1,800 issues, and also contains the first iteration of A-Life fixes. We understand that the patch size is quite large and the download process will take some time. We would like to thank you for your understanding — we will work on this aspect as well,» the GSC Game World studio reported.
In the description of the patch, which takes up as much as 110 GB on PC, the developers listed in detail the improvements that players can expect.
Improvements to the A-Life system address the issue of A-Life NPCs spawning behind the player’s back. The distance at which A-Life NPCs are visible to the player has also been significantly increased.
The developers claim to have fixed an issue with «aggressive optimization» that prevented A-Life NPCs from existing in standalone mode (outside the player’s viewport). They added that they have increased the motivation for A-Life NPCs to expand their territory and actively attack enemies and mutants.
AI improvements include changes to many of the monsters players encounter. For example, the pseudo-dog can now spawn fewer copies of itself, and the cooldown on this ability has been increased. In addition, other mutants will now change cover if they take damage.
GSC Game World has also made balance changes, including increasing mission rewards again, and raising the selling prices of some artifacts. Players will no longer die instantly after receiving a full dose of radiation.
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Patch 1.1 also adds an updated tutorial that improves the experience for new players, and over 15 updates related to localization and voice acting. The full list of changes can be found here.
«We sincerely thank you for your support and feedback. We will continue to work on the game, listen to your comments, and investigate all possible issues to resolve them as soon as possible,» GSC wrote.
Let us remind you that STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has reached the finals of the annual Steam Awards in three categories. It can receive the award for the best «Game of the Year», as well as for «Most Innovative Gameplay» and «Luxurious Story».
Previously, Maksym Krippa, who became the owner of the GSC Game World studio, replacing its founder Serhiy Grigorovich, gave an interview in which he spoke about the financial success of STALKER 2, plans for the project’s development, and a potential series from Netflix .
