Stalker 2 Patch 1.03 Is Here

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The development team for Stalker 2 have been hard at work fixing the game ever since it’s rocky but nevertheless successful launch. With all that said, the official Stalker 2 Twitter/X accound has announced that as of December 3rd, 2024, patch 1.03 is now live on PC via Steam, GOG, and Epic Games. The patch should roll out to Xbox sometime soon.

To all stalkers who continue to explore the Zone in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Patch 1.0.3 is now live on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. The update will be arriving soon on Xbox and the Microsoft Store.

This patch addresses crashes, memory leaks, and issues… pic.twitter.com/dVrf59V56S
— S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OFFICIAL (@stalker_thegame) December 3, 2024

You can find the details of the new patch below (Warning, spoilers ahead)

Patch 1.0.3:

Crashes and memory leaks:

Multiple ACCESS_VIOLATION_ERROR fixes.
Multiple LowLevelFatalError crash fixes.

Controls adjustments:
According to your feedback, we adjusted following parameters/values to decrease input lag on keyboard+mouse input:

Mouse Smoothing is disabled by default.
Mouse Acceleration is disabled by default.

Additionally, default values of mouse sensitivity were updated to allow a predictable default experience for our players with new values of two parameters mentioned bellow:

Camera sensitivity: 25%.
Aim sensitivity: 15%.

*Spoilers Below*

Main and Side missions:

Fixed issue with that were able to chase player outside during the In Search of Past Glory mission.
Fixed an issue where the NPCs would die after trying to enter a building during the mission On the Edge.
Fixed issue with which could despawn before player loots a collar from it during In the Name of Science mission.
Fixed issue with player potentially locking oneself during Dangerous Liaisons mission.
Fixed issue with becoming hostile upon noticing a player during King of the Hill mission.
Fixed an issue when despawns in front of the player after the dialog in the bunker during A Heavy Burden mission.
Fixed issue with NPC’s despawning when player successfully finishes Legends of the Zone mission.

AI:

Fixed an issue with mutant bodies stretching after a shot from an automatic weapon.
Fixed an issue that caused NPCs to block the doors during the Back to the Slag Heap mission.

Balance:

Fixed issue with not selling certain ammo types.

Saves:

Fixed issues with missing player saves after a hard reboot of the PC/Xbox.

Considering GSC Game World had just released patch 1.0.1 and patch 1.0.2 last week it’s clear the developer is working double time to have the best experience possible. We will keep you updated as patches for the game continues to roll out.