Microsoft S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (PC/Xbox Series) - update (12/23): GSC Game World plans next-gen console patch for Legends of the Zone Trilogy and PC version update of original games

[Mr.Vic20]

32 minutes ago, Best said:

@Mr.Vic20 If you had to score it out of ten, what would you give it?

In its current state? I'd say 8.5. IF they patch is up a bit more and add a NG+ mode, it would be an easy 9-9.5 for me. 

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

STALKER 2 is Already Profitable One Month After Release - Insider Gaming

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In an interview with Forbes Ukraine, GSC Game World's owner, a Ukrainian entrepreneur, has admitted that STALKER 2 is already profitable.

 

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It has been claimed by GSC Game World’s mysterious owner, Maksym Krippa, that STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is already profitable a mere month after being released worldwide. In a rare interview with Forbes Ukraine, the multi-millionaire entrepreneur said that GSC has ‘already sold enough to make the project profitable.’

 

[Mr.Vic20]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Major Patch 1.1 is here! - Steam News

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Over 1,800 fixes and adjustments, including the first iteration of A-Life fixes.

 

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Happy Holidays, stalkers!

 

Just before Christmas and New Year's, we are ready to present Patch 1.1. It is the first major patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, and it will address over 1,800 issues, including the first iteration of the A-Life fixes.

 

We understand that the size of the patch is huge and the process of downloading will take some time. We would like to thank you for your understanding, and we will work on this aspect as well. So, let’s begin.

 

 

[Best]

I am debating if I should play this after Indy or continue BG3... 🤔 

[Best]

The patch is downloading 

[Keyser_Soze]

8 minutes ago, Best said:

The patch is downloading 

 

Yo 117 gigs, what the hell is this patch?

[Mr.Vic20]

8 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

Yo 117 gigs, what the hell is this patch?

A whole new game! 

[Best]

25 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

Yo 117 gigs, what the hell is this patch?

 

16 minutes ago, Mr.Vic20 said:

A whole new game! 

 

Pretty much. I'm really interested in checking out the sections where the enemy AI was really buggy. Like walking through walls and all the enemies gathering up in a group with no strategy. 

[Mr.Vic20]

The shame for me is that I've already beat it, so without game plus I'd want a some time before revisiting the zone. Still though, excellent that they are already tackling some of the game's roughest edges!

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

[TheLeon]

I put this one down for now because I wasn’t in the mood for a game where everything is a struggle, but I’ll probably give it another shot eventually. 

[Best]

This is my next game after Rebirth. I'm really impressed in how they patched this up. They get my respect for sure. 

[Keyser_Soze]

The day after that 100 gig patch there was another 10 gig patch so it seems the longer you wait the more fixes roll in.

[Dexterryu]

21 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

The day after that 100 gig patch there was another 10 gig patch so it seems the longer you wait the more fixes roll in.

 

This is why I stopped... plus POE2 is taking up most of my gametime. I'm in a rare game surplus with some of the new releases and holiday deals... Stalker 2, Indiana Jones, POE2, and I picked up Armored Core 6 for $20 on amazon.

[Keyser_Soze]

There was another 10 gig patch yesterday too!

[Best]

10 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

There was another 10 gig patch yesterday too!

 

I mean it's great they have been on the ball with patches but why didn't they just delay the game for a January launch?

 

Or was there a reason it needed to launch when it did?

[Keyser_Soze]

18 minutes ago, Best said:

 

I mean it's great they have been on the ball with patches but why didn't they just delay the game for a January launch?

 

Or was there a reason it needed to launch when it did?

 

 

On 12/4/2024 at 9:04 AM, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

 

Delaying Stalker 2 again not an option, studio says, team worked until it was "broken" by marathon development

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When Stalker 2, from Ukrainian developer GSC Game World, was released last month after multiple delays, it sold excepti…

 

 

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

Spirit of the PC 2024: Stalker 2 | PC Gamer

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A PC gaming classic, back and better than ever.

 

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Stalker 2 captured the Sprit of the PC this year—its vibrancy, inventiveness (and, yes, occasional jank).

 

[Best]

I look forward to playing this next.