by Key Takeaways
- Stalker 2 just received two patches for PC and Xbox.
- The first patch contains more than 650 fixes and improvements.
- The second patch aims to address the issue of bugs preventing players from completing missions.
Stalker 2 just received over 650 fixes in two different patches. This comes after the game launched last week with several bugs and performance issues, something the developer hopes to fix with patches 1.01 and 1.02.
The patches are now rolling out on both PC and Xbox, and the former is by far the largest. It implements fixes across the game, including improvements to the AI, combat, open world and overall performance.
Stalker 2 developers are rolling out patches 1.01 and 1.02
There are obviously far too many fixes to list here, but all 650+ tweaks and improvements are split into these different categories:
- AI solutions
- Optimization solutions
- Audio and sound solutions
- Balance adjustments
- Combat balance
- Gamepad input
- Characters
- Cutscenes
- Game settings and menus
- Interactive objects
- Main and side missions
- Open world experience
- Player guidance, equipment and weapons
- Voice-over and facial animations
- World
The second patch, which is much smaller, then implements some very specific bug fixes across six missions. This is to prevent the player from becoming softlocked, as some reported bugs preventing them from progressing through the story.
Despite many Stalker 2 players reporting bugs and performance issues at launch, it certainly doesn’t seem to have hurt sales. It sold over a million copies in just one day, and that’s not even counting Xbox Game Pass players, as it was available through the subscription service from day one.
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Did anyone really expect Stalker 2 not to break?
Stalker 2 was always going to come out in this state.
In the replies to the patch announcements, the developers say that they are still “working hard to update and support the game”, so we can expect more patches than this. We’ll just have to wait and see if the most pressing issues have been addressed.
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the highly anticipated sequel to the apocalyptic first-person shooter. As a Stalker, you must enter the deadly Exclusion Zone, where you must battle mutants and warring factions alike in search of valuable artifacts.
