GSC Game World has released the promised first patch 1.0.1 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. The update fixes more than 650 different bugs and issues, including optimization and sound, as well as changes to the game's balance and artificial intelligence.
The main changes include bug fixes in the main and secondary tasks. In addition, an important update was the reduction of health points for mutants and an increase in the damage they receive. In particular, the Bloodsucker's defense against bullets has been weakened and its attack power has been reduced.
Also in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, we fixed the teeth and eye animations of NPC models, as well as some animations. A few missing cutscenes were also added.
Among other things, the weight of some items, including Scanners, has been reduced. A lot of improvements have also been added to the Beginner difficulty mode, which should make playing on this mode much easier. For example, equipment will wear out more slowly. The developers have also improved the durability of suits for all modes.
Зазнала змін й фінансова частина гри. Відтепер гравці отримуватимуть вдвічі вищу грошову нагороду за більшість квестів, ціна ремонту спорядження була зменшена, а вартість артефактів навпаки була підвищена.
Overall, the developers have fixed many of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 issues that players have been actively complaining about over the past week. Another important element of the update is that the developers have fixed memory leaks that caused the game to freeze and more than 100 different causes of crashes. So, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 should work better now.