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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Gets Major Patch 1.6 With Night Vision, Improved Gunplay, and the ‘Return of The Old Friend’

Eduard Zamikhovsky

September 23, 2025, 02:34 PM

The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 have announced the release of major patch 1.6, which adds night vision goggles along with a range of other updates. The launch was accompanied by a new trailer titled Night of the Hunter.

Patch 1.6 highlights:

Skif can now use night vision goggles;
NPC vision reworked for nighttime conditions;
New appearance and hairstyle options for female NPCs;
New laser sight attachment;
Offset aiming added;
NPCs can now loot mutant corpses;
New anomaly — Fireball;
Rebalanced loot in stashes;
Option to create local saves and restore backups;
New weapon — the “Drahunka”;
Various AI improvements: NPCs now take proper cover behind trees, and mutants no longer get stuck or clip through objects;
Patch increases boar health and weakens pseudogiants;
New death animations for NPCs killed by anomalies;
Fixes for numerous bugs, crashes, and performance issues.

The patch notes also tease the “return of the old friend,” though the developers have left the details under wraps. The full changelog can be found on Steam.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is available on PC and Xbox Series X/S, as well as through Game Pass. The PlayStation 5 release is set for November 20.

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Eduard Zamikhovsky

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News writer at VGTimes. I've fallen in love with games since childhood and began writing about them professionally in 2018. Equally passionate about Fable, PlayStation exclusives, and The Legend of Zelda.

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