The highly anticipated game, *S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl*, is coming to PlayStation 5 this fall. While fans wait, PC and Xbox Series X/S players can now experience the latest update, “Night of the Hunter,” which introduces night vision goggles – a key piece of equipment for any *S.T.A.L.K.E.R.* player. You can see the new goggles in action in the video below.
This update improves several aspects of the game, including NPC night vision and combat, particularly at longer distances. It introduces offset aiming and laser pointers, and a new anomaly called Fireball appears. A familiar character returns, and players can now customize female characters with new hairstyles and facial features. There’s also a new unique weapon – the “Drahunka” from Honta. Finally, NPCs will now scavenge from defeated Mutants, so be sure to collect everything you can!
The highly anticipated *S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl* will be available on PS5 starting November 20th, and will also support the new PS5 Pro. See the patch notes below for more details, and find the full details here. The original survival FPS has already been played by over six million people since its release last year. You can find our review of the base game here.
AI and Combat
- Fixed an issue where NPCs would take low cover behind trees incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue where squad leaders nearby would all shout the same phrase simultaneously after a fight.
- Fixed an issue where zombie NPCs could freeze midair after being headshotted.
- Improved Chimera combat behavior.
- Fixed an issue where Chimera could get stuck after performing a jump attack.
- Fixed an issue where Chimera and Snork could jump through objects if the player was standing on top of them.
- Fixed an animation issue with Bloodsucker arms during melee attacks.
- Fixed an issue where Bloodsuckers could remain permanently invisible when not attacking.
- Fixed an issue where Pseudodog clones would get stuck if spawned during a Retreat action.
- Fixed an issue where Burers and Poltergeists were unable to use their throw ability.
- Fixed an issue where Pseudogiant stomp could damage player in the air.
Balance
- Fixed an issue where the Mercenary’s Light Suit could weigh 0.0 kg after upgrades.
- Adjusted the weight of the Veteran rifle.
- Increased the damage of the Predator shotgun to match its description.
- Fixed an issue where the Flytrap artifact effect did not provide weight reduction.
- Increased HP for boar mutants.
- Reduced HP for pseudogiant mutants.
- Adjusted the upgrade tree for Kora.
- Fixed an issue where Kora’s extended magazine was missing from the Zone and unavailable for the player to find.
Bug Fixes, Crashes, and Performance
- Fixed an issue where Players could have incorrect rotation after teleporting via the Spatial Bubble anomaly.
- Polished headgear on multiple NPC presets.
- Fixed an issue where Zombies were unable to stand up during Scar’s boss fight.
- Fixed an issue where Burers could constantly turn back and forth during combat.
- Added missing combat barks for Bandits, Free Stalkers, and Military factions.
- Fixed an issue where hostile NPCs did not react when the Player fired a PM nearby.
- Fixed an issue where a hostile Mercenary Sniper could follow the Player across the entire map after the Underpass Exit encounter in the Rostok region.
- Fixed an issue where A-Life NPC actions were interrupted and inconsistent after saving/loading.
- Applied CPU optimization tweaks.
- Optimized projectile performance.
- Fixed a freeze that occurred when exiting the 100 Rads Bar.
- Fixed a freeze at SIRCAA during the Wishful Thinking mission.
- Fixed an issue where NPCs that changed faction could revert after saving/loading.
- Fixed an issue where the game became unresponsive due to a missing update wrapper message.
- Fixed an issue where ammo icons appeared duplicated after quickly switching weapons and ammo types.
- Fixed an issue where the equipped Detector tooltip appeared on the wrong side during comparison.
- Fixed an issue where a main quest marker could become hidden at certain zoom levels if placed near a location marker.
- Fixed an issue where medkit count in quick slots did not update after reviving an NPC.
- Fixed an issue where the laser on the Zubr weapon was hidden under its magazine in the upgrades menu.
- Fixed multiple crashes.
- Fixed a freeze during Light Rainy or Thundery weather.
- Improved Player shadow rendering during reloads.
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2025-09-23 14:43