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Launched on November 20, 2024, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has enjoyed several months of success, and now the developer GSC Game World is giving players a preview of what’s to come. The first quarter of the year was focused on addressing major issues with the game in order to improve and enhance the gameplay experience. The game received two major updates and multiple hotfixes in Q1 2025 and will continue delivering updates and hotfixes throughout the year. To keep things clear, though, those updates will be delivered each quarter, and today, the team has shared what’s coming in Q2 2025.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Q2 2025 Roadmap
Critical A-Life fixes
Ongoing stabilization and visual improvements
Free Lodochka and other blockers removal
New controller ability and squirrels
Beta Mod SDK Kit:
Closed beta with Mod Makers to test the ModKit
Release Beta Mod SDK
Mod Guide
Mod.IO and Steam Workshop integration
A-Life/AI Updates:
Persistent A-Life improvements
Smarter human combat: better cover/flanking use, limited grenades
Mutants eat corpses
Mutants react to threats
Mutant loot
Shader compilation skip
Player stash window increase
Wide screen aspect ratio support
Two new weapons
Further stabilization, optimization, and “anomalies” fixing
Also:
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. original trilogy next-gen update
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About Jason Siu
With over 20 years in online publishing, Jason Siu is currently a consultant at Autoverse Studios, where he contributes to the development of Auto Legends. His extensive background includes serving as Content Director at VerticalScope and writing about cars for prominent sites like AutoGuide, The Truth About Cars, EV Pulse, FlatSixes, and Tire Authority. As a co-founder of Tunerzine.com and former West Coast Editor of Modified Magazine, Jason has also authored two books for CarTech Books. In his spare time, he founded FullCleared to channel his passion for gaming, with a particular fondness for RPGs.
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