GSC Game World’sSTALKER 2continues to improve in the days following its launch, with the developer continuing to support the title much in the same way it did with the originalSTALKER.STALKER 2may have landed a mixed critical reception, but the response from fans has been almost overwhelmingly positive, including the title selling over a million units in a day and remaining one of the top 5 best-selling games on Steam. In addition to a massive day 1 patch that arrived alongside the retail release of the game,STALKER 2recently received a massive 1.0 1 patch, with a follow-up 1.0 2 patch arriving just a day later.
Together, both of these patches illustrate GSC Game World’s commitment to makingSTALKER 2continually better in the coming weeks and months. While the majority of the fixes present in the recent patches aim to address lingering performance issues and some of the rougher edges of elements like the in-game item economy, GSC Game World has acknowledged issues with more fundamental elements like theA-Life 2.0system. Though the two recent patches don’t address any issues specific to A-Life 2.0, they do tackle several game-breaking bugs related to quest progression that should result in far fewer frustrations among the player base.
Everything Addressed in STALKER 2’s 1.0 1 Patch
GSC Game World pushed outSTALKER 2’s 1.0 1 patch on November 29, bringing roughly 650 changes to the game primarily aimed at stability and addressing fan feedback on the game’s economy. One of the major issues addressed by the patch is the cost of repairing weapons and armor, which was previously fairly steep given that item degradation is a core component of gameplay. Additionally, the rewards for quest completion (typically in the form ofSTALKER 2’s currency, digital coupons) were increased, while the Rookie difficulty setting received buffs to player damage output and damage reduction. Of the 650 changes introduced in the patch, some of the more notable adjustments toSTALKER 2include:
Along with some of these more notable fixes, there are dozens of other adjustments to help improve the game’s stability and performance while also reducing audiovisual bugs. Perhaps most notably, crowded areas should no longer see significant performance drops or crashes due to insufficient memory.
STALKER 2’s 1.0 2 Patch Tackles Quest Bugs and More
While the more significant changes toSTALKER 2’s balance, in-game economy, and performance were delivered courtesy of the 1.0 1 patch, GSC Game World quickly followed up Friday’s fixes with a second patch just a day later on November 30.Patch 1.0 2makes further corrections to some errors resulting from Patch 1.0 1 while also focusing specifically on 6 quests and their potential to result in game-breaking bugs limiting progression. The full list of patch notes is available onSTALKER 2’s Steam Store page, but the quests fixed by the patch include:
In addition to the quest-specific adjustments arriving as part of Patch 1.0 2, there are several more fixes aimed at addressing the EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION errors players were receiving as a result of memory leaks. Taken as a whole, these two most recent patches should seeSTALKER 2in a more improved state, with other patches and fixes already promised byGSC Game Worldin the coming weeks.
