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Back in August 2024, the developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl said that after the release, the game would receive two large story add-ons with new stories and locations. Players correlated this information with missing locations on the current Zone map.

Anton Kukhtitsky, lead concept artist at GSC Game World, shared insights into the creation process of the pseudo-deer mutant in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. His post included illustrations showcasing early designs of the creature.

One of the Reddit users shared screenshots found in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl files in the community. The images show what the game and interface elements looked like in 2020 on a different version of the engine.

The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 have released patch 1.1.3, marking the last update for 2024. This hotfix addresses several remaining bugs and crashes.

Recently, a large-scale update 1.1 was released for the shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, which fixed more than 1800 bugs and fixed some mechanics. The first significant improvements were also received by the A-Life 2.0 system, which «revives» the Zone.

GSC Game World has rolled out the massive 1.1 patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. This update addresses over 1,800 "anomalies" and introduces the first fixes for the A-Life system.

Maxim Krippa, the owner of GSC Game World, revealed that the studio is in negotiations with Netflix for an adaptation of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. According to him, the game has reached third place on the list of the most popular projects on Xbox this quarter.

An unofficial trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl from the community of players has appeared on the NVIDIA GeForce YouTube channel. Accompanied by music from the classic trilogy, the video shows off the beauty of the updated Zone.

Developers from GSC Game World gave another interview to IGN about the ratings and future support of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. The studio was sure that players would be rather cool to the release due to its technical condition.

IGN has published an in-depth article shedding light on the issues surrounding A-Life 2.0 in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. The dynamic world simulation system reportedly broke down shortly before the game's release, prompting developers to remove mentions of it from Steam.

It took a while, but fans have finally compared S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl to all three games in the classic series. YouTuber TeamYellow showed how the Red Forest, Swamps, and other locations from the original have changed in the sequel.

Even though S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is made on Unreal Engine 5, the game's graphics could still be improved. Blogger Digital Dreams pumped up the game with mods for the visuals and demonstrated a photorealistic Zone.

The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl have released the second patch 1.0.2 in the wake of the first major update. This time, they fixed several bugs that interfered with the completion of quests.

The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl have released the first major patch 1.0.1, which should fix an impressive number of bugs and errors. The 14 GB update improves optimization, animations, game balance, and much more.

Video Game Insights has unveiled the sales statistics for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl on Steam, which was released last week and has received mostly positive reviews from gamers (78% rating at the time of writing).

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is packed with impressive details that most players might miss. One such detail can be discovered in the Poppy Field anomaly, as shared by YouTuber Muaxh03.

Fans continue to work not only on the technical state of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, but also on the graphics. The author of the YouTube channel Beyond Dreams demonstrated the gameplay of the shooter with a ray tracing mod and other improvements.

Technical problems did not bypass S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, and modders took up fixing the shooter. An enthusiast with the nickname KZekai removed the repeated compilation of shaders, accelerating the launch of the game and even increasing the FPS.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl only took two days to sell a million copies. GSC Game World shared the achievement on social media.

Players have been voicing frustration over the harsh in-game economy in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. Weapon repairs can cost a fortune, and fixing armor is even rarer luxury. In such cases, bugs come to the rescue—one Reddit user has already found a way to get rich quickly.