Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl developer GSC Game World has outlined its first post-launch patch, which aims to make a number of key fixes.GSC’s post-apocalyptic first-person horror shooter has enjoyed a big launch, with over one million copies sold since going on sale last week.
But it's dragged down by significant bugs and crash issues (check out IGN’s Stalker 2 review for more).Now, the developers have revealed what players can expect from the first update, due out this week on both PC and the Xbox Series X and S versions of the game.
Highlights include much-needed crash fixes, main quest progression fixes, graphics fixes, and adjustments to NPC behavior. GSC said future updates will make analogue stick dead zone bugfixes and A-Life system bugfixes.
Free in-game content is also coming to the game - expect more on that when GSC shares its roadmap later in December.To help you survive in the Zone, we've got a list of Essential Stalker 2 Tips and Tricks, plus a guide on Things to Do First in Stalker 2 to help you through the early game, and Things Stalker 2 Doesn't Tell You - everything we wish we knew before we started playing.
Save time scouring the wasteland with our Artifacts checklist and locations guide, and every Stash location we've found so far.Stalker 2 suffered a number of understandable delays, most recently in July when the game was due out in September.