S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Enter the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone — a vast open world where anomalies, mutants, and rivals stand in your way. Explore, scavenge, and try to survive in this brutal and dangerous land. Evolving with every update, now overhauled and crowned with UPDATE 2.0.
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STALKER 2 update 2.1 lets you push A-Life NPCs out much farther
The free patch lets you see and hear the Zone's wandering stalkers from farther away, and Rock Paper Shotgun says the performance hit isn't as scary as the warnings suggest.
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- STALKER 2's latest update expands its A-Life NPC simulation bubble, seemingly without a scary performance tax (external link to Steam News)
- STALKER 2's latest update expands its A-Life NPC simulation bubble, seemingly without a scary performance tax (external link to Rock Paper Shotgun)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl 2.1 adds A-Life NPC visualisation distance options (external link to GamingOnLinux)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl version 2.1 update ‘The Zone Lookout’ now available (external link to Gematsu)
- Stalker 2's next update has already leaked (external link to Eurogamer)
- PlayStation Leaks Upcoming STALKER 2 2.1 Update (external link to Insider Gaming)

