Stalker 2 Upcoming Update Fixes Outlined by GSC Game World

While Stalker 2 might be a solid game, it’s hard to argue the fact that there’s more than a handful of issues affecting the game now. Thankfully, GSC Game World is aware of these, and are preparing to release a patch on both the Xbox and PC version soon. If you’re wondering what changes and fixes are in this upcoming update, look no further down below.

Stalker 2’s Upcoming Patch Fixes Crashing Issues, Brings Gameplay Adjustments and More

Here’s what players can expect per GSC Game World:

Crash Fixes, including:

• Issues and memory allocation failures, which previously caused the game to exit unexpectedly, particularly around rendering, skeletal meshes, and quest-related cutscenes.

Main Quest Progression Fixes, including:

• Several bugs blocking the main quest progression, NPCs getting stuck in objects, incorrect quest markers, and issues with quest cutscenes.
• Revision of the main quests (like Visions of Truth or A Minor Incident) to ensure smooth transitions, avoiding rare cases of players not being able to proceed further.

Balance Adjustments, including:

• Fixing the price of the weapons with upgrades installed compared to their value without attachments.
• NPCs behavior, including the way they act when lacking a shelter during the Emissions.

Cutscenes & Visual Fixes, including:

• Rarely missing facial animations, misplaced NPCs, and visual inconsistencies like detached heads and clothes clipping.
• Quality and stability improvements of the visual effects.

Softlock Fixes, including:

• Issue where players were unable to close the trade screen after putting ammo in a wrong slot while playing on a gamepad.

User Interface Improvements, including:

• Quest notifications now showed correctly during dialogues.
• Corrected texts and missing interaction prompts.

In addition to the fixes above, GSC Game World notes that they are aiming to roll out more fixes focusing on analog stick dead zone bug fixes, and A-Life system bug fixes as well.

It’s unclear if the items mentioned above are the complete patch notes but if we get a different or more detailed changelog, we’ll let our readers know. If you haven’t played the game yet, our review states that even if the bugs get in the way, “you’ll find Stalker 2 to be quite an experience. That’s, of course, if you can even make it into the Zone alive.”

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