Summary
- A bug found in STALKER 2 allows Skif to bypass weight limits and fly quickly across the map.
- The player noted it was beneficial to use the Veles Detector while walking into the anomaly.
- The glitch was compared to The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, and the community was stunned Skif took no fall damage.
A STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl player has shared an unbelievable glitch with the community, allowing Skif to fly across the map. STALKER 2 does have the ability to fast travel, which is a neat mechanic if players hope to explore the expansive 64-square-kilometer map at speed. However, the strange glitch offered an express alternative to cross the exclusion zone, even though the player was over the weight limit while needing to reach the nearest settlement.
After over 10 years in development, STALKER 2 debuted as the fourth game in GSC Game World’s STALKER franchise, serving as a successor to 2009’s Call of Pripyat. Fans still have a multiplayer mode to look forward to as a free update, which is expected to arrive “soon after” the game’s release. STALKER 2 is sadly being review bombed allegedly by people being paid to taint the game’s release. However, the shooter has sold over 1.4 million copies since its late-November launch and continues to receive positive reviews from critics.
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Posted on Reddit by jbarn23, a 32-second clip was shared within the STALKER subreddit, showing the player interacting with a strange anomaly. Equipped with the Veles Detector, the player walks into the anomaly at the same time the bolt hits, and Skif goes flying into the air. The character ends up landing in the nearest settlement unscathed, proving the glitch to be rather useful. STALKER 2’s damage reduction artifact reduces injury taken from bullets, but the community was baffled that the player managed to avoid any fall damage after dropping from the sky.
STALKER 2 Player Encounters Strange Flying Glitch
Bugs of this nature are frequently compared to The Elder Scrolls franchise, which often features bizarre glitches that give the community a good laugh, including one Skyrim bug that turned the game into a copy of Morrowind. Redditors noted the STALKER 2 bug had Morrowind vibes, particularly the lags, and some named the shooter’s glitch, “Anomaly of Icarian Flight.” Another user noted this was a sneak peek into speedruns, but most agreed speedrunners would find a way to shorten gameplay without using exploits like this.
A separate STALKER 2 player shared a surprising Harry Potter Easter egg that they recently stumbled across in the shooter, which proves there’s plenty to be discovered in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in addition to funny bugs. STALKER 2’s flying glitch will likely be fixed in an upcoming patch, but the community is enjoying the comical aspect of the anomaly while it lasts.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 75 /100 Critics Rec: 64%
- Released
- November 20, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
- Developer(s)
- GSC Game World
- Publisher(s)
- GSC Game World
WHERE TO PLAY
Chornobyl Exclusion Zone has changed dramatically after the second massive explosion in the year 2006. Violent mutants, deadly anomalies, and warring factions have made the Zone a very tough place to survive.
Nevertheless, artifacts of unbelievable value attracted many people called S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who entered the Zone for their own risk, striving to make a fortune out of it or even to find the Truth concealed in the Heart of Chornobyl.
EPIC NONLINEAR STORY IN SEAMLESS OPEN WORLD
Take over a role of the lone stalker and explore photorealistic seamless open world in a 64-km² radioactive zone with a variety of environments that reveal post-apocalyptic atmosphere from different angles. Make your way through the Zone to define your destiny as you choose your paths within highly branching epic story.
VARIETY OF ENEMIES AND HUNDREDS OF WEAPON COMBINATIONS
Meet members of different factions deciding who of them worth your friendship and who deserve a bullet. Engage intense gunfights with a variety of enemies that follow different tactics trying to outsmart you. Choose your preferable firearms from 30+ types of weapons with numerous modifications that allow creating hundreds of distinctive lethal combinations.
LEGENDARY MUTANTS WITH DIFFERENT BEHAVIOUR MODELS
Prepare to encounter horrifying mutated creatures that will try to slaughter you following different behaviour model. Each mutant may appear in different subtypes which makes their behaviour less predictible. Truly extreme danger represent regions with lairs with numerous mutants hunting in large groups.
ARTIFACTS OF INCREDIBLE VALUE AND UNFORGIVING ANOMALIES
The most valuable artifacts and secrets of the Zone are hidden in the most dangerous places. Beware of the hazardous anomalies and unique devastating arch-anomalies as you hunt for highly valuable artifacts scattered around the Zone. Will you dare to unveil the mysteries of the Zone that took lives of many others before you?
GOOD HUNTING, STALKER!
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Franchise
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- Genre(s)
- First-Person Shooter, Open-World, Post-Apocalyptic, Survival
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
