Following the good news that STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has already surpassed one million units sold (not counting all Game Pass users who are playing the game), the Ukrainian development team has now outlined the main fixes that will be released with the first post-launch update.
The game is rather buggy and unbalanced, so, understandably, they will focus on these areas first. 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. Gameplay & 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.