S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

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daemonnnn Dec 4, 2024 @ 3:26am
Patch 1.03 Made the game unplayable
Hi guys,

Just FYI I can't even launch the game anymore as per this last patch. Am verfying integrity of file cache as I type this hoping it was just a botch on behalf of steam but the game was running fine up till last night and now it just refuses to launch.
Originally posted by OGPG:
Originally posted by daemonnnn:
Hi guys,

Just FYI I can't even launch the game anymore as per this last patch. Am verfying integrity of file cache as I type this hoping it was just a botch on behalf of steam but the game was running fine up till last night and now it just refuses to launch.

Were you running Stalker 2 as Admin?
That was my problem. Game just hangs when running as Admin.
Disabled that and it runs just fine now.
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Pissman Dec 4, 2024 @ 3:33am 
same here open the game to black screen. ive verified integrity and reinstall the game nothing seems to fix it. i found another post online about launching through a different exe in the folder but that does not do anything either. may god help us
daemonnnn Dec 4, 2024 @ 3:47am 
Originally posted by Pissman:
same here open the game to black screen. ive verified integrity and reinstall the game nothing seems to fix it. i found another post online about launching through a different exe in the folder but that does not do anything either. may god help us
This needs a hotfix ASAP.
Fr, my game won't even launch lol
Adeptus Lebowski Dec 4, 2024 @ 3:55am 
Please tell me you're not using mods already? Maybe that is why it doesn't start?
Rahza Dec 4, 2024 @ 3:59am 
Started just fine for me, even with a couple mods. Not sure what your issue might be.
TheMidur™ Dec 4, 2024 @ 4:02am 
I agree, the game is currently in a "broken" state, after a few minutes of playing, the FPS drops to 5-10, which is unplayable... the game didn't do that before
MIDKNYT Dec 4, 2024 @ 4:08am 
Originally posted by Adeptus Lebowski:
Please tell me you're not using mods already? Maybe that is why it doesn't start?
I'm not using any mods and prior to this update the game ran fairly well, i never had any problems with speaking to npc's. After the update, when speaking with Ganja in Rostok for instance, pressing ESC to leave the conversation removes all the dialog options and i'm stuck just looking at him, though the game doesn't freeze. However when i go into my stash the game will freeze and i have to force close the game or try to at least. Sometimes even using task manager won't close the game. This did not happen before this patch. All my drivers are up to date, and so is windows
Choppywee Dec 4, 2024 @ 4:21am 
yea this sucks having the same issue. Cant even play for 3 minutes before it plummets...

before was consistently getting 120-150 fps no issues.
Tactrix Dec 4, 2024 @ 4:23am 
Try running the file verification see if it helps.
pix3lhunt3r Dec 4, 2024 @ 4:29am 
no problem here..But I download the hole game mayby that's why
MIDKNYT Dec 4, 2024 @ 4:30am 
Originally posted by Tactrix:
Try running the file verification see if it helps.
Ran it twice since the update yesterday and it behaves the same way, still crashing.
Mulatto Dec 4, 2024 @ 4:32am 
Sucks to suck.
Gully Dec 4, 2024 @ 4:40am 
+1 waited 2 hours for the patch to be done and installed, only to trying to fix and verify my game for another 1,5 hours, for it to crash right away at launch

3080ti
amd R9 5900x
980 SSD
Jo4n_W1ck3d Dec 4, 2024 @ 4:40am 
Is there a way to downgrade from 1.03 to 1.02? My Game was running very well until 1.02
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Date Posted: Dec 4, 2024 @ 3:26am
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