A Key STALKER 2 Feature Is Broken, But GSC Game World Is “Working Hard” On The Problem

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Following a troubled launch for , which has seen the game suffering from a wide variety of bugs and performance issues, developers are promising a fix for one important feature. As the long-awaited sequel to the originalgames, the latest of which was released in 2009, has suffered from prolonged and troubled development. This development cycle is likely the greatest contributor to the long list of issues that the game is currently suffering, not the least of which is the broken state of its A-Life 2.0 feature, which manages NPC spawns and interactions.

As posted by kqly-sudo on Reddit, however, community manager Mol1t has promised that the developers are "" for the A-Life feature on the GSC Game World Discord server. The clarification comes in response to community complaints about the feature, which hasn't been living up to expectations so far.

Additionally, an official response from community manager Kenny_PropheT on Reddit has further confirmed that "" and that the developers are currently working to fix the feature. The comment also urges fans to submit bug reports to the official submission request box on the website to ensure that the team doesn't miss them.

In the long lead-up to 's release, one of the game's major promises was an updated «A-Life 2.0» feature, which would make drastic improvements to the system from the original games to create more dynamic and immersive NPC encounters. Unfortunately, however, 's implementation of the feature seems to be broken in several key ways, to the point where some players have reported issues like different NPC factions not interacting with each other, or NPCs spawning from nowhere instead of roaming the map.

STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is an ambitious and engrossing open-world immersive sim, putting you in the Zone, an unnerving and unfathomable place.

For many longtime fans, A-Life is a core feature of the series, contributing heavily to the atmosphere and immersion that the games provide, and its currently bugged