STALKER 2 Hotfix 2.0.2 Now Live on August 22 via Update 1.018

GSC Game World has released another hotfix for STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl after the big 2.0 content drop a few days ago. This is the second hotfix for the week, and this once again applies important fixes.

PS5 gamers will see this as STALKER 2 update 1.018, and this brings the game to version 2.0.2.

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This is a minor patch that slots in an NPC fix, but we’ve also included the hotfix notes from yesterday for reference.

STALKER 2 Hotfix Released on August 22 to Resolve Disappearing NPC Bodies

Today’s fix applies the following:

• Addressed an issue where certain NPCs or bodies could disappear and potentially prevent players from progressing.

As far as we’re aware, this update is only on PS5, but if it does roll out on Xbox Series X|S and PC, you know what got fixed.

As for yesterday’s hotfix, it applied the following:

• Fixed some broken textures.

Some of the other issues we know haven’t been resolved include:

• Stick drift issues
• Motion blur issue
• Mod unavailable bug
• Weapon swaying on its own

Don’t be surprised to see more hotfixes be released in the coming days and weeks since the version 2.0 patch was a big one.

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