STALKER 2's First Patch Is Coming This Week With Crash Fixes & More, But One Problem Has To Wait

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The studio behind has announced the game's first post-launch patch, and it should arrive within the next week to address some of the biggest issues. Although has already generated plenty of acclaim, it's also struggled to overcome a buggy release that's prone to crashes and errors that can block progression. Sorting through every problem could take a while, but getting a start on the biggest issues could quickly turn the game into a better experience.

studio GSC Game World announced the planned patch on Steam, promising fixes for crashes, main quest progression problems, animations, and softlocks. The patch will also make adjustments to gameplay, balance, and user interface. One major issue, the broken A-Life system, is planned to be addressed in future updates along with fixed dead zones for analogue sticks with drift.

The problems that have plagued so far haven't stopped its momentum, and the game sold over 1 million copies in under 48 hours after its release. As the long-awaited follow-up to a series with a distinctly memorable atmosphere and gameplay loop, it's no surprise that has managed to win back veteran fans and convince new ones to enter the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone for the first time.

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

The first patch's promised changes focus primarily on issues that could make the game come to a complete halt, which could help the game retain that massive playerbase and continue to grow. It's unfortunate that 's A-Life system, which controls how factions and mutants move about the map and interact, will have to wait longer for a fix, but the confirmation that one is coming is still reassuring.

Despite the initial sales success, frustrations over potentially game-ruining bugs will only become more severe the longer they go unaddressed. The fact that GSC Game World is moving quickly to hit the most pressing concerns shortly