GSC GameWorld released Title Update 1.7.1 for STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl and published the full patch notes outlining the tweaks and fixes. Steam will download the update the next time the client launches, and the changelog shows the update is focused on stability, a new mod fail-safe, controller dead zone fixes, and a handful of visual and gameplay corrections.
One of the important changes is a fail-safe mechanism designed to let the game start when mod incompatibility would otherwise prevent launch. The patch also addressed several crash cases and corrected dead zone settings for the DualSense controller, which should make controller users less likely to feel abrupt input quirks.
Visual and performance fixes in 1.7.1 include a removal of a large frame-rate drop triggered by opening the PDA when Shadows was set to Epic, fixes for artifacts that could spawn under the ground, and specific cinematic shadow and texture corrections such as the strange shadows on Skif’s hands during the Back To The Slag Heap cutscene.
Gameplay bugs fixed in the update include preventing the player from sprinting while overloaded, stopping players from attaching weapon parts via the trade window, and correcting NPC issues like teleporting Ward units and Ward soldiers failing to hold position. The patch also fixed several smaller presentation and settings problems such as incorrect values shown after using auto-detect or reset.
For context on the recent A-Life and AI changes that shipped in the prior title update, see our Title Update 1.7 coverage.
Patch Notes – 1.7.1
- Introduced fail-safe mechanism for cases where mod incompatibility prevents users from launching title
- Fixed an issue where the power lines could disappear on approach.
- Fixed an issue where the Ward NPC could teleport in the player’s field of view after killing noontiders during the Wishful Thinking mission.
- Fixed an issue where the Ward soldiers could not help Skif to hold position during the Assault On The Duga mission.
- Fixed a massive performance drop on opening PDA while the Shadows option is set to Epic.
- Fixed an issue where the player could sprint while overweighted with loot.
- Fixed an issue where the player could observe texture flickering on the staircase after the cutscene during the Back To The Slag Heap mission.
- Fixed an issue where the player could have visual artifacts on Richter during the cinematic in the The Price Goes Up mission.
- Fixed shadows on Skif’s hands during the cutscene in the Back To The Slag Heap mission.
- Fixed an issue where the player could use weapon attachments from the trade window.
- Fixed an issue where the settings values could be displayed incorrectly after using the auto-detect or reset settings features.
- Fixed an issue that could cause artifacts to spawn under the ground.
- Fixed several issues with dead zone settings for the DualSense controller.
- Fixed crashes.
Share thoughts or reactions and join the conversation on X, Bluesky, and YouTube.
