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Stalker 2: Patch 1.4 is here, improving combat and bringing dozens of bug fixes

May 16, 2025

The next update for Stalker 2 focuses primarily on improvements to combat and enemy AI, but also brings numerous bug fixes.

After update 1.3, we tested Stalker 2 again. The result: the shooter gets an upgrade, but it’s far from perfect. More bugs need to be fixed and problems solved. With patch 1.4, the developers are now taking a new step. The update is available now and makes enemies smarter, among other things. Of course, it also includes a lot of bug fixes.

What’s in patch 1.4?

The complete patch notes (in English) can be found on page 2 of the article. But we’ve also summarized all the important information for you here:

NPCs use cover more often in combat and new cover options
Improved behavior for mutants and humans in combat
New alert state for mutants (dogs start barking, for example)
Mutants now eat corpses lying around
Burer can now throw grenades back
NPCs now only throw a limited number of grenades, and only if you stay in cover for a long time
Snork, Chimera, and Bayun can now stagger if you hit them right before their jump attack
The damage of the rocket launcher has been increased
Enemies with shotguns can no longer hit you from long range
Weapon stats have been adjusted and their calculation improved
New face variants for NPCs have been added

In addition, the update includes a host of bug fixes for quests, AI, and more. Performance and graphics have also been improved, and level design has been adjusted in many areas. You can find all the patch notes in detail on page 2 of the article.

Patch notes

Table of Contents

AI, combat, and mutants

NPCs now seek cover more often and have more options for taking cover in combat.
Minor improvements and optimizations to animated NPC scripts.
Fixed an issue where A-Life NPCs would stop moving after switching to offline mode.
Improved the behavior of mutants in combat.
Fixed an issue where Strelok’s weapon would be invisible in his hands during boss fights.
Fixed an issue where flesh mutants would hide to ambush players after they dodged a jump attack.
Fixed an issue where swarms of rat mutants would ignore the player after loading a save game stored near them.
Improved pathfinding for NPCs in offline mode to prevent them from entering restricted areas.
Improved animations for pseudo-giants.
Added alert states for mutant AI (e.g., Blind Dogs now bark before detecting a threat).
Increased the size of splash effects for chimeras and pseudogigants running on water surfaces.
Mutants can now use the corpse eating animation when there are corpses nearby.
Fixed an issue where an NPC could remain alive while wounded underwater.
Fixed an issue where mutant bodies would jump/shake/stretch after being killed by shotguns or grenades.
Fixed an issue where patrolling NPCs could collide with each other.
Blind dogs now bark peacefully when not engaged in combat with the player.
Burers now have the ability to throw grenades back at the player.
Improved pathfinding for NPCs.
Fixed an issue where an anomaly created by Electric Poltergeist was invisible. Fixed issues where NPCs would walk through doors or overlap them during combat.
Fixed an issue where zombies could fall under the level geometry.
Fixed an issue where mutants could get stuck searching for enemies after fleeing combat during an emission.
Fixed general issues where NPCs couldn’t reach animated poses that were too far away.
Implemented melee attacks for NPCs.
Fixed an issue where NPCs could get stuck in an ambush pose.
Adjusted aim accuracy for NPCs in low cover.
Fixed an issue where mutants with collars would appear in A-pose after walking away and returning to them.
Adjusted the animation of the mutants’ legs.
Fixed an issue where NPCs could remain idle after taking critical damage.
Fixed an issue where Korshunov would not respond in A-pose after the boss fight during the “Down Below” mission.
Fixed an issue where NPCs and mutant corpses would change their position after leaving and returning.
Adjusted the shooting range of NPCs depending on their weapon.
Adjusted shooting from cover for NPCs.
Adjusted the probability of NPCs telling jokes at campfires.
Fixed an issue where NPCs would play the animation for equipping a weapon without holding a weapon in their hands.
Inconsistencies in the AI behavior of generic NPCs in Zalissya have been fixed. NPCs now throw grenades when the target lingers in one spot for too long, rather than after a cooldown.
Improved AI behavior of NPCs when leaving combat.
Snork, Chimera, and Bayun can now stagger when the player shoots them immediately before a jump attack.
Fixed an issue where mutants with telekinetic abilities could not throw items or corpses directly at the player or pick them up.
Fixed an issue where Bayun did not deal damage during his jump attack.
Fixed the unpredictable behavior of A-Life NPCs after attacking enemy hideouts.
Fixed an issue where NPCs could see enemies through the ground.
Fixed an issue where NPCs could stand up and walk away during a dialogue when the emission had ended.
Fixed an issue where A-Life NPCs could navigate into restricted areas (e.g., enemy faction bases, closed locations with quest NPCs).

Balance

Fixed an issue where the player could install physical protection enhancements twice for the PSZ-9I Falcon armor.
Rebalanced explosion damage:

– RPM-74: Armor penetration increased;

– Explosions now deal more damage to high-rank targets;

– RPG damage increased;

– Grenade lethal range reduced;

– Stun range of RPGs increased;

Some silencers have been added to the stashes.
The path of the lightning bolts in the boss arena with Strelok has been adjusted.
Khors can now upgrade the Zircon Suit.
Inconsistent upgrade requirements for the Armored Bandit Jacket have been fixed.
Weapon stats and their calculation logic have been updated.
Fixed an issue where stamina was being consumed even when no action was available.
Fixed an issue where no technician in the game could install the “Extra Barrel Upgrade” for SVDM-2 and Lynx sniper rifles.
NPC squads now have a limited number of grenades in combat.

Audio

The audio environment at the “Slag Heap Hub” location has been improved.
Fixed an issue where masked NPC voices did not have an audio filter when their general dialogue was interrupted in hubs.
Fixed an issue where rain drops could be heard for certain props underground.
Improved the sound dampening for grenades thrown outside from indoors.

Open World

General issues have been fixed where NPCs would not return to their original poses after leaving scripted animations, such as due to combat.
Fixed an issue where NPCs would constantly switch between looting and emission behavior when there was a corpse near a safe house.
Fixed an issue where NPCs would ask the player to hide their weapon when there was an obstacle between the NPC and the player.
Fixed an issue where the player camera would collide with the hatch when using a ladder.
A new fallout shelter has been added to the dining hall of the chemical factory.
Some animation poses in Quiet’s camp on the Wild Island have been adjusted.
The radius of the fallout shelter in the Noon base on the Wild Island has been adjusted.
Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck behind the door in Sidorovich’s bunker.
Fixed an issue where the fallout shelter in the Noontide base would not protect the player after saving/loading during the “Just Like The Good Old Days” mission.
Added missing UA localization for the NPC Jager in the concrete factory.
Fixed an issue that caused the animation of wounded guards in the chemical factory to be interrupted during the “In Search Of Past Glory” mission.
Fixed an issue where a lightning ball anomaly could get stuck in the level geometry in the dusty cable tunnel in the Yaniv region.
Fixed an issue where bullet hole decals were not displaying on certain parts of mutant and NPC corpses.
Fixed an issue where an NPC corpse could block a door opening when placed in the middle of a doorway.
Fixed an issue where destructible objects would not stop doors from moving.
Fixed an issue where details of raised pods were visibly loading during the “Subtle Matter” mission.
Fixed an issue where it was not possible to quickly climb down a ladder while wearing an exoskeleton suit if it did not have the Sprint upgrade.
Added missing footstep sounds in the ARL building in the SIRCAA region.
Improved foliage in the chemical factory.
Improvements to level art and level design for the Hlynka location in the Garbage region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the Volkhov Sam location in the Rostok Factory region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the Detention Center location in the Garbage region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the location “Perun’s Hill” in the “Burnt Forest” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the location “Military Checkpoint” in the “Сordon” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Circus” location in the Zaton region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Outpost” location in the Zaton region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “100 Rads Bar” location in the Rostok region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Hydroelectric Power Plant” location in the “Garbage Dump” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the location “Ikarus” in the Zaton region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the location “Rostok Factory” in the Rostok region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the location “Rookie Village” in the Сordon region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the location “River Port” in the District No.1 region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Meat, Fish, Vegetables” location in the “District No. 1” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Prometheus Cinema” location in the “Prypjat” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Ikarus” location in the “Zaton” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Ikarus Pump Station” location in the Zaton region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Hydrodynamics Laboratory” location in the Zaton region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Hydroelectric Power Plant” location in the “Garbage Dump” region.
Improvements to level graphics and level design near the Rostok factory.
Improvements to level graphics and level design for Dalin’s room in the SIRCAA region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Supply Depot” location in the “Lesser Zone” region.
Enlargement of the emission protection area at the “Faust’s Cell” location in the “Wild Island” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Shelter” location in the “Wild Island” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Mindscrew” location in the “Сordon” region.
Improvements to the level design for the location “Quiet’s Camp” in the “Wild Island” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the location “Ribs” in the “Lesser Zone” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the location “Cherevach” in the “Burnt Forest” region.
Improved the level graphics for the SIRCAA main building during the mission “Law And Order.”
Fixed an issue where ladders in X17 could be accessed through hatches during the “Visions Of Truth” mission.
Improvements to the level art and level design for the “Scorcher Checkpoint” location in the “Stc Malachite” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Mindscrew” location in the “Cordon” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Scorcher Checkpoint” location in the “Stc Malachite” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Shelter” location in the “Wild Island” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Brain Scorcher” location in the “Stc Malachite” region.
Fixed an issue where electrical anomalies could be invisible during the “Legends Of The Zone” mission.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Waste Processing Station” location in the “Wild Island” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the location “Zalissya” in the “Lesser Zone” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design in the X-3 laboratory during the mission “Legends Of The Zone”.
Fixed an issue that allowed players to reach Prypiat prematurely by jumping over the railroad tank on Yaniv.
Fixed general issues that caused mission markers to sometimes not appear.
Fixed an issue where NPCs would inconsistently say combat and peace calls.
Fixed an issue where Poltergeist from the open world scanner mission could follow the player to hubs and lodgings.
The animation pose for Bandit NPCs during encounters in the Supply Depot in the Lesser Zone has been adjusted.
Narrative inconsistencies in encounter missions with Bubble and Fantomas have been fixed.
Narrative inconsistencies with loot from hiding places in the “Electro Tunnel” location in the “Cordon” region have been fixed.
Narrative inconsistencies with encounter missions near the “Poppy Field” location in the “Lesser Zone” region have been fixed.
Narrative inconsistencies in the encounter mission to sell a car in Buryakivka have been fixed.
Improvements to the level design for encounter missions in the Chystohalivka location in the Rostok region.
Fixed an issue where the NPC Moth could ask for a medikit in an encounter mission in the Wild Area in the Rostok region even though he had already been healed.
Fixed an issue where the medikit would be removed from the player’s inventory after receiving a reward for an encounter mission with the NPC Moth.
Adjusted the position of Vadyk Firecracker’s corpse during the encounter mission in Bloodsucker Village.
Adjusted the general animation poses for NPCs at the Yaniv hub.
Fixed an issue where Stomper’s hideout would be marked as unlooted after looting it during an encounter mission near Swinery in the Burnt Forest region.
Fixed an issue where an encounter mission with Doctoral Candidate Zhytnychenko was missing after looting Dead Fist in the Labyrinth.
Fixed an issue where Doctoral Candidate Zhytnychenko could appear dead in STC Malachite from an encounter mission in the Maze if the player killed him in the trash.
Narrative inconsistencies during the encounter mission with Sgt. Valuev at the Reloading Point in the Cement Plant region have been fixed.
Narrative inconsistencies during the encounter mission with Stets Leech at the Elevator in the Cordon region have been fixed.
Narrative inconsistencies during the encounter mission with Lex the Legend at the Swamp Tram in the Zaton region have been fixed.
Narrative inconsistencies during the encounter mission with Faust’s followers at the “Infirmary” location in the Duga region have been fixed.
Fixed an issue where some generic NPCs in the cement factory did not have a trade option available during dialogue.
Fixed an issue where the NPC “Spotlight” from the encounter mission in the Lesser Zone could appear directly in front of the player.
Animations for bandits during an encounter mission near Varan’s camp in the Garbage region have been corrected.
Generic animations for the NPC Hammer at the Yaniv Hub have been adjusted.
Localization inconsistencies during dialogue with the NPC Hackerman when encountered at the Cherevach Cemetery have been fixed.
An issue has been fixed where dialogue with the NPC Mytryk about the reward in the mission “Uninvited Guests” would start with a delay.
Improved the AI behavior of Zhenya Hulk’s squad in the “Key to Freedom” side mission.
Fixed an issue where generic hideout markers would be unlocked after looting mutants with collars, boss NPCs, and Monolithians.
Animation poses for generic NPCs at the Yaniv Hub location have been adjusted.
Animation poses for generic NPCs at the Yaniv Hub location have been adjusted.
Automatic saving has been added after accepting the “Just Business” mission from the bartender.
Fixed several typos in the PDA notes.
Fixed an issue where NPCs in the chemical factory would flee during the shelter emission.
Improvements to level art in the Rostok region.
General issues have been fixed where NPCs would sometimes appear floating after loading saved games stored near them.
Fixed an issue where two markers for the player’s bed and hiding place would appear after the “On the Edge” mission in Zalissya.
Fixed an issue where Sparks’ squad would not attack the player after both bags were looted in an encounter mission near the Duga Communications Center.
Fixed a delay in animations when starting the dialogue with NPC Rubeus in Zalissya.
The “Yaniv” region has been renamed to Yaniv (without quotation marks) on the PDA map.
Added an emission protection room in the technician room of the ranger station in the Zaton region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the Chornobyl-2 checkpoint in the Duga Radar region.
Improvements to level graphics and level design for the “Cage” location in the “Cement Factory” region.
Improvements to level graphics and level design for the “Chemical Factory” location in the “Chemical Factory” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Hydrodynamics Laboratory” location in the “Zaton” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design near STC Malachite.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the Block D location in the Duga Radar region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the Shelter location in the Wild Island region.
Improvements to level graphics and level design for the Quiet’s Camp location in the Wild Island region.
Improvements to level graphics and level design near the Chemical Plant Hub.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the location Cherevach in the Burnt Forest region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the location Icarus Hub in the Zaton region.
Improvements to level graphics and level design for the Hydroelectric Station location in the Garbage region.
Fixed an issue that could cause players to get stuck behind garages in the Saturn location in the Rostok Factory region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Sphere” location in the “Lesser Zone” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “South Cooling Tower” location.
Improvements to level graphics and level design for the “Prypiat” region.
Improvements to level graphics and level design for the Wild Island region.
Improvements to level graphics and level design for the Yaniv region.
Food has been added to the gas station inventory.
Fixed an issue where looting the Anomaly Instability Note would not reveal the location of the cache.
Corrected Ukrainian localization for the bandit log note.
Improvements to level graphics and level design for the Rostok Factory location in the Rostok region.
Improvements to level graphics and level design for the “Rookie Village” location in the Сordon region.
Improvements to level graphics and level design for the “Tunnel Camp” location in the Сordon region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the Zalissya location in the Lesser Zone region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the Yaniv Station location in the Yaniv region.
Fixed an issue that could cause players to get stuck behind equipment items at the “VPC Mirror” location in the Stc Malachite region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Red Fortress” location in the Cooling Tower region.
Rebalanced the hiding spots in the Zaton region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Cement Factory” location in the “Cement Plant” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Parking Lot” location in the “Garbage Dump” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Fault” location in the “Lesser Zone” region.
Improvements to the level graphics and level design for the “Sewer Tunnel” location in the “Lesser Zone” region.
Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions during the “Through The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death” mission, part of the world was missing at the exit of an underground teleportation room near Death Valley.
Improved the textures of helicopter models.
Improvements to level graphics and level design for the Cherevach location in the Burnt Forest region.
Fixed an issue where player and NPC models were wet after loading a save game that was saved in rainy weather inside a building.
Improved the texture for hillside landscapes.
Improved the grass in forest steppe biomes.
Improved LODs for grass in several regions.
Fixed an issue where ducks could fly after being shot in water.
Fixed an issue where the “Pillow” anomaly would push the player higher than normal while the item selection screen was open.
Improved regeneration and spawning of random anomalies after an emission.
Fixed an issue where anomaly SFX could be blocked with no apparent obstacle between them and the player.
Fixed an issue where gunfire SFX could not be heard when firing weapons inside the Flycatcher anomaly.
Improvements to level design for encounter missions in the abandoned village near the Red Forest.
Fixed an issue where rodents could spawn outside the building during an encounter mission in the abandoned village near the Red Forest.
Fixed an issue where bandits from an encounter mission in the pig farm in the Scrap Region would not return to their designated position after combat.
Fixed an issue where some anomalies would activate with a delay after loading a quick save.
Fixed an issue where the heads of certain generic NPCs and the bison trader in the Enerhetyk Palace of Culture would disappear at a certain distance.
Fixed an issue where the “Vortex Bow” anomaly would throw NPC corpses under the terrain.
Improved the logic of automatic door locking in hubs during combat.
Fixed an issue where the player could become trapped in the hub after starting combat.
Fixed an issue where the position of seated NPCs was displayed incorrectly after talking to them.
Minor improvements to NPC behavior in the chemical plant hub.

Cutscenes and animations

Fixed an issue where NPC faces were visible through masks.
Fixed an issue where the head shadow was not displayed correctly when the Wind of Freedom armor was equipped.
Improved facial animations and realism.
Added new variations for character faces.
Fixed an issue where the doctor’s medical instruments were missing from the ground after the cutscene in the “An Act of Mercy” mission.
Improved the sound transition when starting a new game or loading a cutscene from the main menu.
Fixed an issue where cigarette smoke would disappear during the cutscene with Agatha in the “Wishful Thinking” mission.
Fixed an issue where blood splatter particles were displayed when firing certain weapons.
Fixed an issue where the “last bullet in the chamber” mechanic remained active when the weapon was loaded in the inventory menu.
Fixed an issue where a Deadeye pistol could be fired during a melee attack if the player had a detector equipped at the time.
Improved the draw animation for the M860 Cracker weapon.
Fixed the Integral A weapon flickering when changing magazine types in the accessory selection menu.
Improved weapon firing audio effects.
Fixed an issue where a machine gun magazine would float in the air after killing an NPC.
Added new Skif VO sounds during weapon disarming animations.
Fixed incorrect PDA animation when opening during a Bolt Light throw.
Improved impact sounds for the bolt.
Fixed an issue where shooting sausage props would generate blood particles + improved impact decals in general.
Fixed an issue where SFX for consuming sausages would play for Hercules consumables.
Fixed an issue where the player’s shadow appeared distorted after dropping the detector with the bolt.
Added new death animations and sound effects for damage from electricity, acid, bullets, and rat bites.
Fixed an issue where the sound effect for hiding a knife after a stealth kill would play three times.
Improved the animation for examining the “Liquid Stone” artifact.
Fixed an issue where the player’s shadow would collide with the camera when jumping directly above or below a light source.
Fixed an issue where the player model’s hand would collide with the weapon when turning on the flashlight while sprinting.
Fixed an issue where the player model’s hand would collide with the weapon when turning on the flashlight while leaning.
Improved the reflection of the sky in water during cloudy/stormy weather.
Improved facial animations for NPC Mityay during the “Poppy Field” mission.
Adjusted general animation poses in the Yaniv hub.
Added missing raindrop sound effects for metal containers.
Fixed an issue where bolts and grenades would fly through NPCs when thrown.
Increased the render distance of the warp during the “There And Back Again” mission.
Fixed visual artifacts on the sleeves of the player’s exoskeleton.
Fixed an issue where NPC corpses would fall to the ground at the end of the “Carousel Anomaly” death animation.
Fixed an issue where zombies would collide with the terrain and have an incorrect respawn animation when knocked out.
Fixed an issue where corpses had collisions above them that blocked throwable weapons.
Fixed an issue where a laser sight could be significantly offset while sprinting/jumping with a weapon while
Fixed an issue where an ammo box could float in front of an NPC with a submachine gun when the weapon was not equipped.
Fixed an issue where NPC weapons could fly over dead stalkers.

Game Settings & Menus, User Interface

“Stealth Kill” has been moved to a separate option in the control settings.
Inconsistencies with reassigning the “Change Ammo Type” action in the control menu have been fixed.
Fixed an issue where the health warning screen image was corrupted in HDR mode on HDR1000 displays.
Fixed an issue where the HUD transparency option was not working.
Fixed an issue where dynamic shadows from flashlights were appearing jagged.
Fixed a pop-up window that prompted to restart the game after almost every change to the graphics settings.
Fixed an issue where the 5 and 2 keys on the numeric keypad were assigned to forward/backward movement, causing the camera to rotate up/down.
Fixed an issue where the text on the “Combat and Exploration” tab was displayed smaller than on other tabs.
Added keyboard settings for the user interface for selecting items.
Improved sound effects when switching between tabs in the options menu.
Added subcategories to the sound options.
Implemented sound effects on the game’s start screens.
Fixed an issue where multiple popups would appear when the user repeatedly clicked the “Back to Main Menu” button.
Fixed an issue where assigning the mouse wheel would disable the key bindings in the control settings.
Fixed an issue where all available monitor resolutions could always be selected in the “Window” mode of the “Screen Mode” option, even if the resolution of the monitor in the operating system differed from the native resolution of the monitor.
Fixed an issue where some effects would remain stuck on the player after loading a save game.
Fixed an issue where some effects could not be applied to the player after loading a save game.
Fixed an issue where electrical anomalies were not visible after loading a save game.
Fixed an issue where sounds from the initialization screen would abruptly stop after the shader compilation process started.
Fixed an issue where interaction points were misplaced on screens with a 21:9 aspect ratio and Full HD or 2k resolution.
Fixed an issue where the content of a note or tutorial in the PDA would scroll when pressing the right stick on the gamepad.
Fixed an issue where the first journal objective in the “The Lost Boys” mission was not tracked in newer campaigns.
The alignment of the tooltip text for markers in the “Unfair Competition” mission has been adjusted in the Polish localization.
The alignment of the tooltip text for markers in the “A Minor Incident” mission has been adjusted in the German localization.
The scroll sound effect in the PDA tabs has been improved.
Fixed an issue where quest items in the trade menu were not highlighted in red (as unavailable).
Fixed an issue where the item selection for a weapon’s reserve ammunition was displaying as zero when the grenade launcher fire mode was active.
Fixed an issue where the prompt to examine the artifact would not appear when the player received more than two artifacts at once (e.g., as a quest reward).
Fixed an issue where the player could open the attachment selection while sprinting.
Fixed an issue where increasing Psy Protection values when selecting the Radiation Shield upgrade would be displayed in the armor stats for some exosuits.
Fixed an issue where a module could not be uninstalled immediately after being installed in the upgrade menu.
Fixed an issue where newly added consumables were displayed as inactive in the quick slot widget.
Removed redundant blur effects in the player’s health bar during trading.
Fixed an issue where the player could only assign one consumable per effect to quick slots.
Added missing pop-up notification when picking up the “Slug” artifact during the “There And Back Again” mission.
Fixed an issue where the attachment outline was displayed on the “Close” button in the attachment selection panel. Removed outdated design references from the game files.
Fixed an issue where control hints were displayed on an empty “Upgrades” tab.
Fixed an issue where a broken weapon did not have a red background when equipped.
Added the player’s health status window to the trade menu.
Fixed an issue where merchant items were sorted after canceling a trade.
Fixed an issue where water consumables were automatically assigned to an empty quick slot after loading a save game.
Fixed an issue where the crosshairs were reduced to a single point after fully panning the camera upward.
Fixed an issue where the positions of compared items in the inventory/trade/loot menu were swapped.
Fixed an issue where empty hands and artifact detectors could be selected simultaneously in the item selection wheel.
Fixed an issue where grenades would appear as available in the item selection wheel while in a safe zone (e.g., a hub).
Fixed an issue where the player could use quick slots during the animation sequence.
Fixed an issue where notification dots were missing on the Notes tabs in the PDA.
Fixed an issue where blueprint popups would appear on the HUD after moving items with a specific inventory configuration in the inventory.
Added animation for the progress bar for the “A” button (default) on gamepads when equipment is placed in the inventory.
Fixed flashing in the inventory after calling the context menu.
Adjusted the display of tooltips for items in the inventory.
Fixed an issue where the position of the scroll bar slider in the item counter was displayed disproportionately compared to the number of items.
Fixed a sorting issue with quick slot items after dragging and dropping.
Fixed an issue where in-game sounds would pause when opening the item selection wheel.
Fixed an issue where reward icons were not displayed in the mission description of the PDA journal.
Fixed an issue where the position of an item in the inventory was not immediately updated after it was equipped by double-clicking.
Fixed an issue where items would not appear in their designated slots after being equipped by double-clicking.

Localization

Typo in the Ukrainian localization of the assault rifle silencer description has been fixed.
Typo in the Ukrainian localization of Sidorovich’s infotopic has been fixed.
Fixed a typo in the Ukrainian localization of the last messages in the inbox of the note on the journalist’s PDA.
Fixed a typo in the English localization of the stalker’s note about a successful run.
Fixed inconsistency between voiceover and subtitles in the Ukrainian and English localization in the dialogue during the mission “The Attack on Duga”.
Fixed inconsistency between voiceover and subtitles in the Ukrainian and English localization in the second message from the journalist.
Fixed a typo in the Ukrainian localization of the difficulty warning.
Fixed a typo in the Ukrainian localization of Docent’s dialogue during the mission “No Honor Among Thieves.”
Fixed a typo in the Ukrainian localization of Mykha Cowboy’s description on the PDA.
Fixed an issue with an empty inventory grid in the “Anomalies” tutorial in the French localization.
An incorrect description for the “Overall Quality” setting has been corrected.
A typo in the Ukrainian localization of the description of the Operator Exoskeleton has been fixed.

Main and Side Missions

Fixed an issue where scripted automatic saves were sometimes not triggered.
Fixed an issue where the “Find Spirit” objective could not be completed if the player spoke to Spirit again immediately after completing the dialogue during the “The Boundary” mission.
Fixed an issue where Kvashka’s zombified voice could still be heard after his death in the mission “A Sign Of Hope.”
Fixed an issue where guards in the Ikarus Hub would attack the player without warning if Sold. Kotz is dead at the start of the mission “Dead Frequency.”
Fixed an issue where looting Faust’s M-PDA in the mission “Back in the Game” would not yield notes and audio logs.
Added several animation poses for NPCs in the fallout shelter near the parking lot during the mission “A Big Score.”
Fixed an issue where the inventory would close if opened before a quarantine radio message in the Icarus Hub.
Added teleport SFX when jumping into space anomalies.
Fixed an issue where the player could lose access to Bayun’s necklace if his corpse fell into the water during an encounter mission.
Fixed an issue where NPC Krutov would not initiate dialogue with the player at the gas station during the “Dead Frequency” mission.
The sound environment for encounter missions near the Ikarus camp has been reworked and improved.
The sound environment for the “Stalker Wisdom” mission in Zalissya has been reworked and improved.
Camera movements in dialogue animations during the “Dead Frequency” mission have been improved.
The animation poses for NPC Sgt. Okhrimchuk at the entrance to SIRCAA have been adjusted.
Typo in the journal objective during the mission “A Minor Incident” has been fixed.
Fixed an issue where the injured Dalin’s dialogue with the scientists during the “To the Last Drop of Blood” mission was too muffled.
Improved lighting for the C-consciousness representative during the “Visions of Truth” mission.
Fixed an issue where the bandits’ voice acting could be abruptly interrupted during a dialogue in the mission “Dangerous Visitors.”
Fixed narrative inconsistencies during the encounter mission with Lex the Legend.
Fixed an issue where a door to the Spark storage area inside the Ranger Station was closed during the “Extreme Simplicity” mission.
Removed the ability to equip Bolt during the “There And Back Again” mission.
Fixed an issue where the “A Matter Of Honor” mission would not complete if the player killed all Duty members after fending off the monolith attack.
Fixed an issue where Skif could die from blood loss in the cutscene after the boss fight with Korshunov during the “Down Below” mission.
Fixed an issue where the door out of the Noontide base was locked during the “Just Like The Good Old Days” mission.
Fixed an issue where the tunnel could not be re-entered after opening it with a scanner during the “The Boundary” mission.
Fixed an issue where Richter was missing during the “The Boundary” mission.
Fixed an issue where the “Just Like The Good Old Days” mission could not be continued if the backup was thrown from the inventory.
Fixed an issue where the Ganja mission “The Freedom Colosseum” was missing when the player character was teleported to Rostok via the guide.
Fixed an issue where Dubniy could not be spoken to during the mission “Hot On The Trail.”
An issue with NPCs in A-pose during the mission “To The Last Drop Of Blood” has been fixed.
An issue with a locked bunker during the mission “The Boundary” has been fixed.
Fixed an issue that could cause the emission to start immediately after the prologue cutscene in the mission “There And Back Again.”
Fixed an issue that prevented you from talking to Roosevelt in the mission “Legends of the Zone.”
An issue has been fixed where the journal objective “Get to the helicopter pad” was not completed during the “Law And Order” mission.
An issue has been fixed where the dialogue from the encounter mission did not automatically start when approaching bandits near the railroad bridge in the Scrapyard region.
Fixed an issue where the player’s camera could get stuck on Darwin’s corpse when panning during an encounter mission at the destroyed bridge in the Backwater region if the player had saved/loaded during the mission.
Redundant invisible collision in the middle of Ganza’s bar in the Rostok base has been removed.
Fixed an issue where Richter and Warlock’s comments would get stuck in the “A Hard Wake” mission, causing permanent emission weather after the “Hot Trail” mission.
Fixed an issue where friendly NPCs were uninteractable during the “Dawn Of A New Day” mission if the player threw grenades in the Rostok Depot.
Fixed an issue where Faust would not appear on the roof of the Comm Center during the boss fight in the mission “Once More Unto The Breach” if the player distracted him with a grenade.
Fixed an issue where Scar would not go to the visio-graph to start the dialogue with the player during the “Visions Of Truth” mission.
Fixed an issue where Snork’s collar was not counted as collected if Snork’s corpse had already disappeared in the mission “In The Name Of Science.”
Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck behind two bunker doors in airlocks during the mission “The Last Step.”
Fixed an issue where Max Saturday was already dead and had disappeared for some users during the mission “The Lost Boys.”
Fixed an issue where the player could kill Rodetsky during the “Collect the Reward” objective and still receive the reward in the “A Matter of Honor” mission.
Fixed an issue where Monolithians from an encounter mission in the infirmary in the Duga region would not respond when the player shot them through the door.
Added automatic saving when killing bandits in the “Just Business” mission.
Narrative inconsistencies in encounter missions in the abandoned village near the Red Forest have been fixed.
Improvements to level graphics and level design for the Reloading Point location in the Cement Factory region.
Fixed an issue where encounter missions near the river crossing from the Small Zone to the Scrap Region would not complete if the player did not give vodka to NPC Topolev. Fixed inconsistent dialogue animations for NPC Topolev during the encounter mission near the river crossing in the Small Zone.
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With Patch 1.4, the developers’ work on Stalker 2 is of course far from complete. A recently published roadmap announced further innovations that are scheduled to appear by the end of June. Among other things, there will be official mod support and further improvements to A-Life. Two new weapons will also be added.