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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Patch 2.0.4 is available now!
Aug 28, 2026 · Steam update tracked by Buffs & Bugs
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Fixed an issue where a player could lose the ability to move after loading the save made right after the explosion of a C4 device.
Fixed an issue where Mavka could still be present in the Kurin hub after the end of the In the heart of the Iron Forest mission.
Fixed an issue where the cutscene in the Zalissya bar could start the second time. (Gaffer will now recognize Skif properly after all this time.)
Fixed an issue where some mission objectives of In memory of the fallen could remain active after killing snorks.
Fixed an issue where the The destructive power of the mind mission could not be started under certain conditions.
Fixed an issue where Zulu was answering with a busy topic instead of the scripted dialogue during the Gunpowder, sweat, and blood mission.
Improved lighting inside the CNPP hub.
Fixed an issue where the sound could be missing on Xbox after the game update.
Fixed an issue where the autosaves could not trigger during the DLC missions.• Fixed an issue where pressing 'P' during a system notification opened the PDA while system notifications were disabled.
Fixed an issue where the system notification could remain on the screen for a long time.
Fixed an issue where the water level could unexpectedly change during the In memory of the fallen mission.
Improved global lighting on the quality graphics preset of the Xbox Series S.
Fixed an issue where NPC, Player and weapons could glow during the rainy and foggy weather.
Fixed an issue where the weather could change from rain to emission abruptly.• Fixed an issue that caused the caffeine overdose hard breathing effect to trigger on title restart even if the effect had already gone.
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