S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Devs Drop Massive Patch 1.3
March 18, 2025, 10:17 PM
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has received another massive patch, bringing over 1200 fixes and improvements to the game. According to the developers, this latest update touches on nearly every aspect of the project, including balance, quests, performance, locations, sound, the A-Life system, and more. Check out the full patch notes on Steam.
Here are some of the changes:
- Added several new death screens;
- Improved facial animation in story missions;
- Improved sound positioning;
- Added a new musical composition;
- Improved bullet impact effects;
- Improved enemy visibility at night;
- Improved shadows cast by the player's flashlight;
- Improved NPC movement and shooting animations;
- Added the ability to remap the melee attack button in the settings;
- Added additional idle animations for NPCs holding weapons;
- Smoother mutant movements in combat;
- Improved NPC reaction to footstep sounds;
- Fixed a bug where mutants would not attack other NPCs;
- Rebalanced artifact stats;
- Reworked anomaly damage;
- Increased damage from explosive objects;
- Increased durability of unique weapons.
The developers have stated that they have already started working on the next update.
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