Stalker 2 Development Roadmap Includes Unreal Engine Upgrade, As Well as PS5 and PS5 Pro Release

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl's roadmap for the second fractional of this twelvemonth is present available, and it includes changes to some the basal crippled and the Zone Kit Modifications Tool, arsenic good arsenic plans for its previously-confirmed merchandise connected PS5 and PS5 Pro.

"Our main ngo successful the adjacent aboriginal is upgrading the crippled to Unreal Engine 5.5.4," GSC Game World explained. "This volition bring caller features and tools to marque the Zone an adjacent amended place, but much importantly — bringing the latest Unreal Engine 5 optimizations volition pb to amended stableness and performance."

However, by doing this, GSC acknowledges it whitethorn "shake up the timing of different updates," adding: "We’re taking this hazard — similar existent stalkers would — and volition bash our champion to deed our 2025 goals."

While there's inactive nary notation of multiplayer — overmuch to immoderate players' corporate dismay — here's what's coming up aboriginal this year:

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl's Update Roadmap List for 2025

• Engein update to Unreal Engine 5.5.4 (for optimization)
• Various nighttime imaginativeness devices
• Binoculars
• A-Life Updates:
  • More A-Life Zone: assorted method improvements and updates
  • NPCs can't spot successful the acheronian arsenic bully arsenic before
  • NPC combat updates
  • Mutants combat and equilibrium updates
• New anomalies
• New missions, fron aged and caller friends
• New upwind scenario
• Master trouble preset
• Extended day/night cycle
• Stashes loot rework
• Stamina and vigor drinks rework
• Immersive show mode
• Player instrumentality UI updates
• More UI updates and improvements
• Local prevention backup restorations
• Further optimization and "anomalies" fixing
• Zone Kit — Phase 1 to Phase 2
  • Audio modding (Wwise)
  • Narrative tools
  • Improved compatibility of assorted mods that interact with communal crippled systems
  • Ehnhanced Blueprints Modification Support
  • Technical Improvements and Optimization
• Discord vacation event
• More Stalker Legends of the Zone Enhanced Edition improvements
• Release of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl connected PS5 and PS5 Pro

"Thanks for your continued feedback and support," the squad concluded. "Without your help, this wouldn’t person been possible. Thank you!"

"Underneath the method problems that plague Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is simply a unsocial greatness," we wrote successful our Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review, giving it 8/10. "It emerges arsenic a refreshingly brutal shooter that strives to hook you with its unthinkable ambiance and permission you invested by the extremity of this long, arduous journey." Read much connected however Stalker 2 has changed everything for the workplace amid the full-scale penetration of Ukraine here.

In lawsuit you missed it, Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl's 1.5 Patch is here, introducing assorted tweaks and fixes, but dominating our involvement — and hard drives — is the instauration of the 700GB Stalker 2 Zone Kit.

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