The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 fixed memory leaks and other bugs in the third patch, weighing 23 GB

The GSC Game World studio continues to actively work on improving the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, releasing its third patch in the last five days. The version 1.0.3 update, available on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG, addresses a number of key issues, including memory leaks and crashes, as well as bug fixes for main and side quests. The size of the update on Steam is an impressive 23 GB, which indicates the scale of the improvements to the main build of the game.

This is the largest update for the shooter, because previously the patches were smaller. Key improvements include:

The update also addresses the issue of saves disappearing after a hard system reboot, which is especially important for players experiencing loss of progress. According to the authors of the game, this problem has been fixed for the PC version and Xbox consoles.

The authors of the shooter thanked the players for the error reports, they promise to continue to actively work on patches. For users who encounter “anomalies,” a technical support center is available where you can send your requests.