S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 received its second patch a day after the first

Immediately after the 1.0.1 patch, GSC Game World updated S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 to version 1.0.2. The list of fixes is small, but the patch is “heavy” at 8 GB.

The update continues unlocking quests, “fixing bugs in six missions, as well as additional bug fixes”. Here are the issues that were fixed:

• The second wave of “Monolith” soldiers did not appear during the “On the Edge” quest, blocking game progression
• Richter was found dead during the “Minor Incident” quest, blocking progression
• The player got stuck after installing a fuse on Wild Island if they first obtained the emitter from Faust’s cell, blocking progression
• The player could not successfully complete the “What Remains” quest by exploring the Chemical Plant area
• Enemies during the “Military Mole” quest appeared at an unreachable distance, blocking the quest
  During the “Images of Absolute Truth” quest, Scar might disappear.
• Several more EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION errors were fixed

The website DSOG reports that the update for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl apparently contains no optimizations or performance improvements. Like the previous one, the patch does not interfere with mod operations — at least those whose content is bypassed by the fixes.