Stalkers Awaits!
Patch 1.3.1 is now available for download. This update primarily resolves narrative impediments and addresses technical issues. Here’s a concise rundown of the updates:
Main Story, Side Quests, and Encounters:
- Corrected a glitch where Scar might be absent at the X-17 laboratory during the Visions of Truth mission.
- Resolved the issue where the mission phase “Get the Control Emitter from the technician” in the Dawn of a New Day mission couldn’t commence due to Powerplug’s demise.
- Adjusted the issue where the goal Find Spirit remained incomplete if players immediately re-engaged Spirit after the initial dialogue in The Boundary mission.
- Fixed the inability to progress in the Chasing Ghosts mission after activating the tower equipment.
- Resolved an issue for some users where the “Talk to Scar” objective couldn’t be fulfilled if Richter was deceased during The Road to the Foundation mission.
- Corrected an issue where players could fall into an elevator shaft with no means of escape during the Let No One Leave Unsatisfied mission.
- Fixed the problem where the objective “Get inside the underground lab” could begin without acquiring the Emitter from Powerplug in the Dawn of a New Day mission.
- Addressed an issue where Simon Dubny might be absent from The Faust’s cell during the Hot on the Trail mission.
- Fixed the problem where the doors to the underground tunnel and Location D could be obstructed for some players during the Once More unto the Breach mission.
- Resolved an issue causing the Dark Times mission to be blocked due to Jarl’s death.
- Addressed an issue where the NPC blocked the entrance to the watch post in The Assault on the Duga mission.
- Corrected the problem where dialog with Roosevelt wouldn’t initiate during the Legends of the Zone mission.
- Fixed an issue where access to the Forestry location could be locked at the commencement of the Extreme Simplicity mission.
- Resolved a problem where monolith NPCs could infiltrate a safe zone in Prypiat during The Road to the Foundation mission.
- Addressed the issue where Richter’s corpse might be absent after the boss fight with Korshunov.
Technical Enhancements:
- Resolved the problem where NPCs wouldn’t return to their designated positions after the Emission.
- Addressed the issue where the sound effect for entering Ribs’ anomaly looped and repeated every 10 seconds.
- Fixed the inability to disable crosshairs through settings.
- Corrected an issue where all drag and drop actions experienced a delay in any item container at the STC Malachite location.
- Enhanced voiceover positioning and solved the issue where audio could only be heard through one earbud.
- Fixed the issue where item highlighting didn’t advance to the next item when looting with a gamepad.
- Ameliorated numerous EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION errors and other crashes.
We deeply appreciate your continuous feedback and support. The comments and bug reports you share on Social Media and submit to the Technical Support Hub help to enhance the Zone with every update. Please keep sharing your insights here on Steam and other social platforms, and should you encounter an anomaly that seems out of place in the Zone—report it to the Technical Support Hub:
