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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Returning to the post-apocalyptic world of Chernobyl. Players can finally wander through a large open seamless world, containing iconic elements of... Read more

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl / Mods and Skins / Optimization

Author: ModsBySabre

Size: 47.94 kB

Uploaded by: Flixx

Date: March 6, 2025, 12:09 PM

Downloads: 114

Removes/skips the intro movies and shader pre-warm up;

May slightly improve the loading screen when entering a game/area;

Added a second version that also includes eye adaptation changes (S-Faster_Startup-EAF.PAK).

How to launch:

For Gamepass, extract one of the PAK files to: C:\XboxGames\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2\Content\Stalker2\Content\Paks\~mods;
For Steam, extract one of the PAK files to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl\Content\Stalker2\Content\Paks\~mods.

How to uninstall:

For Gamepass, delete the added PAK file from: C:\XboxGames\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2\Content\Stalker2\Content\Paks\~mods;
For Steam, delete the added PAK file from: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl\Content\Stalker2\Content\Paks\~mods.

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