Patch 1.7.1 for STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl delivers a focused set of fixes aimed at stabilizing gameplay and resolving several anomalies affecting missions, visuals, and overall performance. The update restores missing environmental elements, improves reliability across key quests, and eliminates problematic glitches that disrupted player progression.
The patch also addresses major performance drops tied to UI settings, corrects improper behavior related to movement and inventory weight, and includes a fail safe mechanism to assist users dealing with incompatible mods. These improvements create a more consistent and dependable experience throughout the Zone.
Patch Notes
General Fixes
- Exterminated anomalies underground that caused artifacts to disappear
- Returned missing power lines across affected areas
- Introduced fail safe mechanism for cases where mod incompatibility prevented the title from launching
- Fixed issue where power lines could vanish when the player approached
- Fixed crashes impacting overall stability
Missions
- Fixed Ward NPC teleporting into the players field of view after defeating noontiders in the Wishful Thinking mission
- Fixed Ward soldiers failing to assist Skif during the Assault On The Duga mission
- Fixed texture flickering on staircase after the cutscene in the Back To The Slag Heap mission
- Fixed visual artifacts on Richter during the cinematic in The Price Goes Up mission
- Fixed shadows on Skifs hands during the cutscene in Back To The Slag Heap
Gameplay
- Fixed issue allowing the player to sprint while overweighted with loot
- Fixed issue where artifacts could spawn beneath the ground
- Fixed issue where weapon attachments could be used directly from the trade window
Interface and Settings
- Fixed massive performance drop when opening the PDA with Shadows set to Epic
- Fixed incorrect display of settings values after using auto detect or reset configuration
- Fixed several issues related to dead zone settings for the DualSense controller
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is a first-person shooter blending survival horror and RPG systems, released on November 20, 2024, for PC and Xbox Series X/S, with a PlayStation 5 release following on November 20, 2025.
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