S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl 1.7.1

Version
1.7.1
Version Date
Dec. 8, 2025
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Patch Notes

Stalkers! Patch 1.7.1 is ready to be downloaded.

Hello, stalkers!

In update 1.7.1, we exterminated some pesky anomalies, especially underground ones that were stealing artifacts from the Zone, and returned the missing power lines.
  • [p]Introduced fail-safe mechanism for cases where mod incompatibility prevents users from launching title[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue where the power lines could disappear on approach.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue where the Ward NPC could teleport in the player's field of view after killing noontiders during the Wishful Thinking mission.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue where the Ward soldiers could not help Skif to hold position during the Assault On The Duga mission.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a massive performance drop on opening PDA while the Shadows option is set to Epic.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue where the player could sprint while overweighted with loot.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue where the player could observe texture flickering on the staircase after the cutscene during the Back To The Slag Heap mission.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue where the player could have visual artifacts on Richter during the cinematic in the The Price Goes Up mission.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed shadows on Skif's hands during the cutscene in the Back To The Slag Heap mission.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue where the player could use weapon attachments from the trade window.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue where the settings values could be displayed incorrectly after using the auto-detect or reset settings features.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue that could cause artifacts to spawn under the ground.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed several issues with dead zone settings for the DualSense controller.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed crashes.
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[p]Thank you very much for your ongoing feedback and support. Comments you write on social media and bug reports you send to the Technical Support Hub help the Zone become a better place with each update. Please, continue sharing your thoughts here on Steam and other socials, and if you see the anomaly that is not supposed to be in the Zone, report it to the Technical Support Hub:[/p][p]https://support.stalker2.com/hc[/p][p][/p]