S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Gets Huge Patch With Over 1,700 Fixes
February 13, 2025, 08:29 PM
GSC Game World has released a huge patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, which is the first major update in 2025. The update fixed dozens of different bugs in gameplay, cutscenes, the A-Life system and NPC behavior, and also made changes to the game balance.
We are ready to present you Patch 1.2. A massive one, with over 1700 improvements and fixes to all aspects of the game: balance, locations, quests, blockers, crashes, performance, more A-Life 2.0 fixes, you name it.
The list of changes turned out to be huge, so we will list the most important ones:
- a number of AI errors related to A-Life, shooting accuracy, stealth, mutant behavior in combat and NPC problems such as getting stuck, animation errors and softlocks have been fixed;
- the game balance has been improved — fewer shots are now required to kill a pseudo-dog, NPCs in exoskeletons and with high-level equipment are encountered less often, additional merchants have appeared, pistols with silencers have been balanced and the radiation effect of the Weird Water artifact has been reduced;
- some engine problems have been fixed;
- dozens of edits have been made to story quests, side missions and random encounters;
- interactions with objects and the Zone have been improved;
- errors related to player equipment, manual and settings have been fixed;
- the environment and design of the Zone have been reworked, including the placement of anomalies, visual improvements, caches, changes in terrain and more.
The full list can be found here.
Previously, a mod appeared for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 that allowed you to play for any in-game faction, including Duty and Freedom.