‘Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl’ promises to fix “rough edges” after launch issues

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl has come alongside fans complaining about a number of bugs within the game.Developers GSC Game World has promised to fix those “rough edges” as soon as possible though.Stalker 2 faced a number of delays throughout its production with the Ukrainian-based team having to contend with the ongoing invasion by Russia.

The game had been set to launch in September 2024 but was delayed until this week to give the team “the chance to fix more ‘unexpected anomalies’ (or simply ‘bugs’, as you call them).”The game finally launched yesterday (November 20) but players are already experiencing issues with graphics, performance and the way NPCs and enemies spawn. “We know that this system is very important to the Zone having an immersive atmosphere, and we will do our best to fix the known issues,” said one community manager on Discord.there are no bugs, only anomalies. #STALKER2 pic.twitter.com/DfmHPys5TP— Tomographic (@ItsTomographic) November 20, 2024Stalker 2 is in a rough state, which is a shame because I'm enjoying it when it runs smoothlyIt randomly drops to below 20FPS when I reload saves (which happens a lot because this game is TOUGH)It's understandable, but I'd wait until it's patched pic.twitter.com/UsiBYh1rXs— Adam Conner (@AdziYT) November 21, 2024 Now developers have shared a lengthy message promising to fix the issues. “This is a project of endless love and passion from the entire team.

We genuinely believe that this is felt throughout. There are so many things in the game that we are incredibly proud of,” they wrote.“Nevertheless, Stalker 2 is a massive game.

We understand that in such a game, there may still be rough edges: we literally haven’t released anything of this scale before.