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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Stories Untold — Content update: new characters, missions, locations & more.
Dec 17, 2025 · Steam update tracked by Buffs & Bugs
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R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Let’s go through everything new you can find in your playthrough, starting with. NEW STORIESOver five hours of gameplay have been added, depending on your pace. Discover the mysterious transmission that gives stalkers headaches, nosebleeds, and even hallucinations. As the story unfolds, you can choose to help the stalkers and scientists figure out what’s going on. You can catch a PDA message anywhere on the map, with the biggest chance around the Burnt Forest.
How you deal with it will shape the fates of stalkers you meet. This mission will become available after leaving the Zalissya region in the early stages of the game. This new storyline brings to life 8 new missions, 7 new locations, 6 new characters, 3 new unique items, unique weapon, and more. NEW LOCATIONS & NEW HUBSpeaking of new locations, if you decide to explore untold stories, you are going to visit and explore new places.
They are free to explore for everyone in the Zone, some locations that were previously occupied only by rusty metal or mutants are now used by stalkers. The storyline also might lead you to creating a new hub in the Burnt Forest region. The new place on the map will draw the stalker's attention, so you can expect the whole area to become more populated. But again, this outcome of the quest is not granted.
NEW WEAPONThe GP37V2 is a modified version of the GP37 rifle, crafted for the most tactically proficient players. It features a pre-installed suppressor and a low-magnification scope. The cost of fa
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