GSC Game World has revealed STALKER 2's development roadmap for Q2 2025, featuring significant upgrades to modding tools, AI systems and other key gameplay elements. Discover what enhancements are planned for this highly anticipated survival shooter.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Development Roadmap
Quarterly Update Schedule
GSC Game World announced their commitment to providing structured quarterly updates for STALKER 2 following its launch. Their April 14th announcement outlined plans for Q2 2025 improvements and beyond.
The development team will deliver comprehensive updates every three months, accompanied by detailed patch notes that track implementation progress. This approach ensures transparency regarding which features become available in each release.
Building on Q1's stability improvements and multiple hotfixes, the team will implement these highly requested features:
- Beta version of Mod SDK Kit
- Enhanced A-Life/AI systems
- Mutant corpse looting mechanics
- Shader compilation skip option
- Expanded inventory capacity
- Widescreen display support
- Two additional weapons
- Continued performance optimization
- Original trilogy remaster
Modding Support and AI Advancements
GSC Game World highlights two major focus areas in the roadmap - modding tools and AI improvements. The studio plans to initiate a closed beta for their Mod SDK Kit with select creators before public release. Steam Workshop and Mod.io integration will facilitate community content sharing.
The infamous A-Life system receives significant upgrades including persistent AI behaviors and enhanced combat tactics. NPCs will demonstrate improved situational awareness with smarter cover usage and limited grenade supplies. These changes follow last year's massive 110GB Christmas update that laid the foundation for these improvements.
Mutant behavior receives particular attention, with creatures now properly scavenging corpses and responding to threats realistically. Other quality-of-life improvements include wider aspect ratio support, shader compilation options, increased storage capacity and additional weaponry.
As a bonus, the studio confirmed remastered versions of the original trilogy are in development. STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl remains available for Xbox Series X|S and PC platforms. Stay tuned for exact release dates as these updates progress through development.
