Summary
- STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl Patch 1.1.4 fixes game-breaking bugs like memory leaks, performance issues, and crashes.
- GSC Game World continues to make STALKER 2 more stable with updates and teases another major update coming soon.
- The game remains exclusive to PC and Xbox, with no plans for a PS5 release anytime soon.
Developer GSC Game World has recently released a new patch for STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. This is the latest patch to improve the game’s performance after the very successful, but somewhat bugged launch of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
Released in November 2024, STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl was a big hit. The title was the eagerly awaited sequel to the original STALKER trilogy released during the 2000s, and it was delayed for several reasons over the years, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Despite the long wait, STALKER 2: Hearts of Chornobyl sold over a million copies in only 48 hours, and made a profit in less than a month. Since then, GSC Game World has been releasing periodic updates that have been correcting the game’s most pressing issues.
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Now, GSC Game World has released Patch 1.1.4 for STALKER 2, which has fixed some issues related to game-breaking bugs. For example, the patch corrected a memory leak that occurred in the Rostok location, fixed performance degradation when shooting or aiming in saves with long playtimes, and prevented crashes and freezes related to the title’s shader’s compilation. Apart from solving these major issues, the update has also implemented fixes to a bug that was causing saves to be lost on Xbox, and fixed random crashes related to UI animations, improving the overall stability. During the patch’s announcement, the developers also revealed that there’s another major update coming soon, but did not disclose what it will change.
The new patch comes on the heels of STALKER 2’s last update in December. The previous update corrected similar problems, fixing issues that caused crashes and affected the game’s saves.
It’s good to see GSC Game World working hard to make STALKER 2 more stable. During its release, STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl received positive reviews from some critics, but only scored an average of 74 on OpenCritic. The score reflected how bugged the title initially was when it became available, as even systems such as the popular A-Life were not working as intended.
Unfortunately for PS5 owners, however, GSC World is not planning to release STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl on Sony’s popular console anytime soon. According to the game’s director, Ievgen Grygorovych, STALKER 2 is only being worked for PC and Xbox right now, and there’s no timeframe for a potential PlayStation 5 port, which is certainly disappointing news for some fans of the franchise.
Stalker 2 Update 1.1.4 Patch Notes
- Fixed crashes and freeze on shaders compilation
- Fixed memory leak occurred at Rostok location
- Fixed performance degradation when shooting/aiming on saves with long playtime
- Implemented fixes, that should solve the problem causing saves to be lost on Xbox
- Fixed a random crash related to UI animations.
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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
- How Long To Beat
- 36 hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- File Size Xbox Series
- 144.75 GB
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
