Summary
- STALKER 2 receives its third update in just two days, with even more bug fixes and improvements now available.
- The latest update, 1.1.2, fixes shader compilation and save loading issues.
- PC users can now back up save files automatically for up to 4 days.
GSC Game World continues to release brand-new updates for its hit first-person shooter survival horror game, STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. The latest patch comes just in time for the holiday weekend, making numerous improvements to STALKER 2 just one day after the popular title receive its biggest update to date.
On December 19, publisher and developer GSC Game World released a massive STALKER 2 update that included well over 1,800 bug fixes, changes, and quality-of-life improvements. Various fixes were made in patch 1.1, including adjustments to NPC spawns, AI improvements, balance tweaks, optimization enhancements, and so much more. The studio then went on to release yet another patch on the very same day, with update 1.1.1 rectifying a few issues that were causing users on PC to crash when starting up the game post update 1.1.
Following these two updates, GSC Game World has released yet another patch update for STALKER 2. According to the official patch notes, which can be viewed further down this article, update 1.1.2 addresses some of the most recent issues with the game reported by the community. Some users were reporting that the shader compilation was getting stuck, leading to an infinite wait time or crash. Thankfully, this issue has now been fixed, as well as issues that were causing some to crash upon exiting the game and for others who were unable to load their save files.
Also included in the latest update is a massive new feature for STALKER 2 players that allows users to back up their save files and prevent the loss of data. In the official patch notes, GSC Game World says that save files will be stored automatically and last for 4 days before being deleted. Unfortunately, it looks like this new feature is only available on PC, with no word on whether or not Xbox Series X/S owners can look forward to save back-ups in the future.
All of these massive updates and improvements over the last few days will be sure to please fans, especially considering STALKER 2 had a myriad of launch issues with a variety of bugs and glitches. Although multiple patches have been required to get the game to a better state, that doesn't seem to have stopped STALKER 2 from being a massive success for GSC Game World. The highly-anticipated sequel has already turned a profit for the studio, just one month after its release. GSC Game World previously announced that STALKER 2 had sold over 1 million copies in just 48 hours.
STALKER 2 Update 1.1.2 Patch Notes
- Fixed some issues with shader compilation being stuck, leading to infinite wait time or crash.
- Fixed some issues with loading saves.
- Fixed a crash, that occurred during exiting the game
- Added the functionality of back-up saves, that will be saved and stored automatically and last for 4 days (For PC only).
You can find the back-up saves here: C:\Users\%username%AppData\Local\Stalker2\Saved\Backup
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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
